The Wandesforde family has been synonymous with Castlecomer and it’s coalmines for hundreds of years.Having bought the Brennan lands of Odough in 1637 they lived in Castlecomer almost continuously down to the 20th century.
This fascinating study of the Wandesforde family traces the ebbs and flows of fortune that impacted on the lives of the many generations of Wandesfordes who derived their wealth from coal during the 400 years since Christopher Wandesforde first laid eyes on Castlecomer .
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