Killegar is the enchanting Georgian family home of the Godleys, who came to Ireland as merchants in the 17th century. The land was purchased by Richard Morgan in 1734 and came into the family after his daughter, Mary, married
Rev Dr William Godley in 1731. Killegar House was completed by their grandson, John Godley III, in 1813.

Killegar is described by current resident Sue, Lady Kilbracken as ‘a jewel in the heart of Leitrim’. It is the last ‘Big House’ in the county still lived in by the descendants of the family who built it and one of very few left in Ireland.
Lady Sue lives at Killegar with her son, Sean Godley who is the sixth generation Godley to call Killegar home.

It is the family wish that the house be restored to its former glory and we hope to to enlist the help of the community and anyone with a love of history and Irish heritage. The aim is to set in place a strategic approach to funding and reconstruction in order to rescue the beautiful but sadly deteriorating house

For further details email: Lady Sue