Carman Hall Cottages. Henry lived at the cottage on the left hand side
Henry Moore of Carman Hall
Henry Moore married Margaret
born circa 1869 circa 1899 born circa 1871
Ballinasloe Scotland
Galway
died 9 Oct 1922
Leopardstown
Henry Moore born 7 Nov 1868 at Deerpark, Ballinasloe, Galway to Thomas Moore and Mary Anne
Healy. He married Margaret circa 1899. He worked for Thomas Montgomery at Ballydrain House
(now Malone Golf Club on the outskirts of south Belfast), Co Antrim from 1900 to 1909 as a
gardener and won many awards for his gardens. Thomas Montgomery was a DL and director of
the Northern Banking Company. Thomas Montgomery died in 1909 and left 134k in personal
estate. He left £10 to each of his employees of more than 10 years’ service so Henry may have
been a been a beneficiary. Henry moved to Dublin to work for Henry Seymour Guinness as
gardener/land steward at Burton Hall and continued winning prizes for his plants and flowers.
They were living at Carmanhall Cottages by 1911, Leopardstown Road (now the site of the
Leopardstown Roundabout but quite remote back then). The couple had no children.
On the evening of the 9 Oct 1922. Henry, Margaret and her niece were alone in the house. Henry
answered a knock at the door about 9:40pm as he was preparing to go to bed. He was shot in the
chest and died. Samuel Brackenridge lived in the attached Carmenhall cottage; he gave evidence
at the inquest that a masked man had called at his house that evening looking for money. A
revolver was held to his face and he was told to put his hands up. Money and his pocket book
containing personal papers were taken from his pockets. After a discussion with a second man
who he could not see, the pocket book was returned to him. They left and a few minutes later he
heard the shot and a cry for help from next door and went to the aid of the Moore’s. Henry was
lying in the back yard and he helped carry him into the kitchen. A motive for the killing was not
established.
In March 1923 there was an attempt to destroy Burton Hall, a landmine was placed in the
basement and a fire was started in an upper floor. The land mine failed to explode and the fire
was quickly put out as CID had been watching the house.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2018
Return to Burton Hall page
Henry Moore married Margaret
born circa 1869 circa 1899 born circa 1871
Ballinasloe Scotland
Galway
died 9 Oct 1922
Leopardstown
Henry Moore born 7 Nov 1868 at Deerpark, Ballinasloe, Galway to Thomas Moore and Mary Anne
Healy. He married Margaret circa 1899. He worked for Thomas Montgomery at Ballydrain House
(now Malone Golf Club on the outskirts of south Belfast), Co Antrim from 1900 to 1909 as a
gardener and won many awards for his gardens. Thomas Montgomery was a DL and director of
the Northern Banking Company. Thomas Montgomery died in 1909 and left 134k in personal
estate. He left £10 to each of his employees of more than 10 years’ service so Henry may have
been a been a beneficiary. Henry moved to Dublin to work for Henry Seymour Guinness as
gardener/land steward at Burton Hall and continued winning prizes for his plants and flowers.
They were living at Carmanhall Cottages by 1911, Leopardstown Road (now the site of the
Leopardstown Roundabout but quite remote back then). The couple had no children.
On the evening of the 9 Oct 1922. Henry, Margaret and her niece were alone in the house. Henry
answered a knock at the door about 9:40pm as he was preparing to go to bed. He was shot in the
chest and died. Samuel Brackenridge lived in the attached Carmenhall cottage; he gave evidence
at the inquest that a masked man had called at his house that evening looking for money. A
revolver was held to his face and he was told to put his hands up. Money and his pocket book
containing personal papers were taken from his pockets. After a discussion with a second man
who he could not see, the pocket book was returned to him. They left and a few minutes later he
heard the shot and a cry for help from next door and went to the aid of the Moore’s. Henry was
lying in the back yard and he helped carry him into the kitchen. A motive for the killing was not
established.
In March 1923 there was an attempt to destroy Burton Hall, a landmine was placed in the
basement and a fire was started in an upper floor. The land mine failed to explode and the fire
was quickly put out as CID had been watching the house.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2018
Return to Burton Hall page