Lissadell owner may not wait for public-private bid

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2003 / July 29 2003: Lissadell owner may not wait for public-private bid

Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth has said he hopes to sell Lissadell House, Co Sligo by the end of the summer, whether or not the State has secured a public-private partnership to buy it. Sir Josslyn, the owner of the childhood home of Countess Markievicz and her poet sister Eva Gore-Booth, last night confirmed that he was considering "several offers and expressions of interest" from private bidders.

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