Moore Hall is a ruined 18th-century manor house located near Carnacon in County Mayo, Ireland. Built around 1792, it became the ancestral home of the Moore family, including the novelist George Augustus Moore.[1] The house was burned during the Irish Civil War in 1923 and remains a ruin.[3] The surrounding forested estate is now managed by Coillte as a public amenity,[4] while the house and parts of the former estate are owned by Mayo County Council.[5]
Built for the Moore family, who had purchased land in the area in the early 1790s,[6] Moore Hall was completed between c.1792 and 1795.[7] The house was commissioned by the wine merchant George Moore (1727–1799) and built to the designs of the architect John Roberts.[8] The Georgian house had three-storeys (over a part-raised basement) and was five bays wide and three bays deep.[1] The front elevation's design features a full-height breakfront with a Doric portico on the groundfloor.[1]
The Moore Hall estate ultimately came into the ownership of the state, with the forested areas managed by Coillte.[4]Mayo County Council announced, in early 2018, that it had acquired parts of the estate, including the ruined 18th-century house and approximately 80 acres of woodland.[5] As of 2023, Coillte reportedly retained ownership of 300 acres at Moore Hall.[10] In March 2023, Mayo County Council, in conjunction with Coillte and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, published a "draft masterplan" for the proposed redevelopment of the house and lands.[11]
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