On October 21st 2023 , Togher Historical Association paid a visit to The Laurels on Pouladuff Road. Courtesy of the kind invitation of Maurice Dineen , acting as Caretaker for the house during production of an upcoming film based on the lives of the Hegarty siblings and their involvement in the War of Independence. The group were warmly received and given a full and extensive tour of the house. Maurice and company have cleaned up the house and carried out some repairs along with filling each room with authentic 1920s artifacts and memorabilia. The living room is peppered with old photographs of the Hegarty siblings and sports a piano with the rather appropriate music sheet displaying " A Nation Once Again ". Of note is the original tiled flooring which once graced the feet of Tomas McCurtain , Terence McSweeney and Tom Barry along with the pantheon of revolutionary figures who once stayed at the house , either in its capacity as a H.Q. or as a safe house for those on the run. As well as taking photographs , a video was shot of the house on both floors to give the full experience of this fabled structure.
Togher Historical Association
Living Room
( wall on right was originally windowed before extension )
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