Built / Designed For: Joshua Nelson

House & Family History: Rose Hall is a mid-18th century red brick house that was once home to the infamous Captain Boycott, the estate agent of an absentee landlord, Earl Erne in Co. Mayo, Ireland. Captain Boycott was subject to social ostracism organized by the Irish Land League in September 1880, when protesting tenants demanded from Boycott a substantial reduction in their rents. He not only refused, but also ejected them from the land. The Irish Land League proposed that, rather than resorting to violence, everyone in the locality should refuse to deal with him. Despite the short-term economic hardship to those undertaking this action, Boycott soon found himself isolated—his workers stopped work in the fields, the stables, and the house. Local businessmen stopped trading with him and the local postman refused to deliver the mail. In November 1880 "The Times" used the term "boycott" as a term of organized isolation and from there it has gone on to become an international term identifying economic isolation. On December 1, 1880 Captain Boycott left his post and withdrew to England. (We are grateful to Wikipedia.org for much of the information on Captain Boycott).

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed

Current Seat / Home of: Davies family

Past Seat / Home of: Joshua Nelson, 18th century. Captain Charles Boycott, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No