The Seaforde Almshouses, Seaforde, Co Down
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The Seaforde Almshouses, Seaforde, Co Down
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 9 Jul 2011
These were built in 1826 to house poor widows. The OS Memoirs of Ireland (1833-37) state that they "were built in 1828 at the expense of the late Mrs Forde of Seaforde House". They add that 6 widows benefited from the charity at the time of the OS survey.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.30634
Longitude
-5.840685