The Archive · 1928

Mysterious Fires Britain

Incendiarism Suspected at Royal Residence London, Oct. 5.

The outbuildings of Portumna in County Galway, Ireland, were burned down on Wednesday evening, but the steward's house, where Viscount. Lascelles and /Princess Mary had already arranged to reside for some-time from [the 6th was not damaged.

Tncendiarism is suspected, as the Civie Guards have found four empty petrol-tins in the harness-room of the Castle while there was also a fro on the 6th of last month at Goldborough Hall, in Yorkshire, the home of Princess Mary, in which six valuable race horses were Portumna Castle itself was burn-

Jed down in 1921 and has not been rebuilt—Reuter.

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