This ruined mansion is not the only legacy left by one of the great landed families of Mayo (and one of the few Catholic ones). The Moores of Moore Hall were involved in Irish politics from the 1798 Rising to the War of Independence, literature - George Moore was a contemporary of Yeats and xxx, but the most enduring legacy is the hundreds of families that live in the area. As landlords, the Moores had a simple philosophy - they didn't evict their tenants. During the Great Famine in the late 1840s, the family imported 4,000 tonnes of grain to feed their tenants. But for their humanity, hundreds of Mayo families would have ceased to exist. The communities that live and prosper around Lough xxx commemorate the Moores far more than the impressive hulk of the mansion.
The house is blocked up - the OPW look after it now - but it's possible to walk around the grounds.
* From Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland
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| Exterior | Walled garden | Walled garden |
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| Turret | Walkway | Plaque |