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Very little is known about the ownership from the 1870s until early the last century. During the years 1914 to 1918 it is known that Larch Hill became a military [[sanatorium]], and was possibly used by soldiers affected by [[mustard gas]], used during the First World War, to convalesce. | Very little is known about the ownership from the 1870s until early the last century. During the years 1914 to 1918 it is known that Larch Hill became a military [[sanatorium]], and was possibly used by soldiers affected by [[mustard gas]], used during the First World War, to convalesce. | ||
The period 1918 to 1937 is also sketchy, however Sean Innes, the former warden, whose family occupied the now demolished Gate Lodge during this period, remembered that an American gentleman lived in Larch Hill with his mother during this period. In the period just pre-ceding the purchase of the estate by [[Scouting Ireland (CSI)|CBSI]] in 1937 a Dublin businessman and | The period 1918 to 1937 is also sketchy, however Sean Innes, the former warden, whose family occupied the now demolished Gate Lodge during this period, remembered that an American gentleman lived in Larch Hill with his mother during this period. In the period just pre-ceding the purchase of the estate by [[Scouting Ireland (CSI)|CBSI]] in 1937 a Dublin businessman and bookmaker, John Coffey, owned the estate, however he found himself in financial difficulties, and the bank sequestered the estate. His father William was Lord Mayor of Dublin, [[Alderman]] and High-Sheriff. | ||
== Link with Scouting == | == Link with Scouting == | ||