Belleek Castle

[2] This structure was the ancestral home of the Earls of Arran, before passing to the Baronets of Belleek Manor.

The current building, known as Belleek Manor, was built by Sir Francis Knox-Gore, 1st Baronet between 1825 and 1831.

[1] The house and its estate stayed in the Knox-Gore family until 1942 when rising costs made them sell.

Between 1942 and 1961, the estate changed hands multiple times, eventually ending up in the possession of Mayo County Council in 1961.

After he bought Belleek Manor, he set about making it into a home for himself and his family and his collection of medieval artefacts.