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Moore of Moore Abbey – Earls of Drogheda

See here for more stories of the Kildare Gentry and Aristocracy   Headed up by the Earl of Drogheda, the Moores resided in Monasterevin, County Kildare, for exactly 200 years between 1725 and 1925. Their family title is pronounced Droy-dah (rather than Droh-hah-dah, the town). The family left Ireland early in the 20th century but […]