Smith Hill (house)
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Smith Hill or Smithhill is an early nineteenth century house situated about 1.5 km east of Elphin, County Roscommon, in Ardnagowan. It is believed that the poet, playwright and novelist Oliver Goldsmith may have been born in an earlier house on the site while his mother, Ann Goldsmith nee Jones, was visiting her parents, the Rev. Oliver Jones and wife.
It was later the seat of the Rev. John Lloyd, a kinsman of Oliver Goldsmith. Lloyd was famously murdered by his tenant Owen Beirne.
[edit] References
- Connellan, J. A., Oliver Goldsmith of Elphin, Published for the Goldsmith Society (1935).
[edit] External links
- "Owen Beirne: Conspirator or Martyr? (Part 1)"
- "The Trail, Conviction and Hanging of Owen Beirne (Part 2)"
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