{"id":245,"date":"2022-09-12T08:55:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theroadtoglenlough.com\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2024-03-29T06:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T06:42:18","slug":"the-valley-owners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theroadtoglenlough.com\/irish\/the-valley\/the-valley-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00dain\u00e9ir\u00ed an Ghleanna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"245\" class=\"elementor elementor-245\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30b8743 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"30b8743\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0920ea\" data-id=\"a0920ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dec763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dec763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00dain\u00e9ir\u00ed an Ghleanna <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c41faa elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c41faa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ddeb3\" data-id=\"43ddeb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba3e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ba3e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ach n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in daoine m\u00f3r le r\u00e1 a bhfuil sc\u00e9al ar fi\u00fa insint acu. Is leis na daoine a ch\u00f3naigh ann an ghn\u00e9 laochais d\u2019aon chuntas de chuid Ghleann Locha. Nuair a th\u00e1inig ard\u00fa suntasach ar dhaonra na par\u00f3iste iarg\u00falta ag t\u00fas an nao\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag, chuir s\u00e9 br\u00fa ar an talamh nach raibh in \u00fas\u00e1id. Thosaigh teaghlaigh ag amharc ar a gcoim\u00edneachta\u00ed sl\u00e9ibhe mar \u00e1iteacha c\u00f3naithe den ch\u00e9ad uair. Ba iad teaghlach McGinley an ch\u00e9ad teaghlach a lonnaigh go buan sa ghleann, \u00e1it a raibh an talamh sl\u00e9ibhe iontach f\u00f3irsteanach d\u2019fheirmeoireacht caorach.<\/p><p>Th\u00e1inig muintir Heekin a raibh teaghlach m\u00f3r de dh\u00e1r\u00e9ag ann, ina ndiaidh. Chomh maith lena dtr\u00e9ad caorach, choinnigh siad tr\u00e9ad m\u00f3r b\u00f3 agus iad ag ramhr\u00fa muc fosta. Chuaigh m\u00f3r\u00e1n den teaghlach go Meirice\u00e1 agus chinn an teaghlach an gleann a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il sa deireadh in 1919 agus th\u00e1inig siad amach le bheith n\u00edos c\u00f3ngara\u00ed do \u2018shibhialtacht\u2019.<\/p><p>D\u2019fhan an gleann ar an mhargadh ar feadh dh\u00e1 bhliain go dt\u00ed gur cheannaigh an t-eisimirceach a d\u2019fhill ar ais, Dan Ward, agus a bhean ch\u00e9ile Rose \u00e9 sa bhliain 1921. D\u2019oibrigh Dan ar feadh deich mbliana sa Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn sular th\u00e1inig s\u00e9 ar ais chun an bhaile lena thaiscidh a ph\u00f3sadh in Ard an Ratha. Chuala Dan faoin ghleann a bheith ar d\u00edol agus cionn is go raibh s\u00e9 cleachtaithe le feirmeoireacht ollmh\u00f3r agus iarg\u00falta, cheannaigh s\u00e9 l\u00e1ithreach \u00e9. Is \u00ed sin an \u00e1it ar ch\u00f3na\u00ed agus ar obair an l\u00e1n\u00fain ar feadh tr\u00edocha bliain agus iad ann leo f\u00e9in go deachaigh muintir Kent (in 1926) agus Dylan Thomas (in 1935) ina gcuideachta.<\/p><p>Faoi dheireadh thiar agus iad ag dul anonn in aois, d\u2019\u00e9irigh s\u00e9 r\u00f3-dheacair do mhuintir Ward fanacht ina gc\u00f3na\u00ed istigh ansin agus c\u00e9 go raibh suim l\u00e9irithe ag Rockwell Kent an gleann a cheannacht in 1951, d\u00edoladh sa deireadh \u00e9 le nianna Rose, na ceithre dearth\u00e1ireacha Heekin. Lean siad ar aghaidh leis an fheirmeoireacht chaorach ansin ach i ndiaidh bhais thobainn Mark in 1980, druideadh an teach a bh\u00ed f\u00e1gtha agus sin an uair dheireanach a chodail duine ar bith ann.<\/p><p>Anois d\u00e9antar an fheirmeoireacht sa ghleann \u00f3 chian agus n\u00ed thagann daoine ann ach ar thuras lae agus bheir gr\u00fapa\u00ed si\u00fail cuairt ar an ghleann lena fheice\u00e1il agus le pl\u00e9isi\u00far a bhaint as suaimhneas agus an iarg\u00faltacht uath\u00fail an ghleanna.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8603f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"4f8603f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-245 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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