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Eerie Galway house found abandoned as dark history emerges

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Eerie Galway house found abandoned as dark history emerges

A viral Tiktok video detailing the sinister history of a Co. Galway landmark has left social media users intrigued and freaked out by the building.

Woodlawn House halfway between Ballinasloe and Athenry is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in Ireland and was the former seat of the Trench family.




The large Italianate building was built in the late 18th Century by Frederic Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown and extended and remodelled in the mid-19th Century.

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Tiktok user ‘HistoricIreland’ delved into the estate’s dark past, explaining: “The Trenches were known to treat the people that worked at the house very badly.”

“When other lords would visit, it is said that they would abuse the staff physically and sexually, and many of the female servants ended up becoming pregnant.

“It is rumoured that some of these babies were killed and others were sent away for adoption. Due to this trauma, coupled with the very poor living conditions, a lot of these women took their own lives.”

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