The house passed in turn to his son Henry Valentine Macnamara, who suffered a period of rural unrest and in 1919, during the War of Independence, was ambushed near Leamaneh Castle, and received gunshot wounds to his face and arms.
The house passed in turn to his son Major Henry Valentine Macnamara, who suffered a period of rural unrest. In 1919, during the War of Independence, he was ambushed near Leamaneh Castle for actively supporting the old order, and received gunshot wounds to his face and arms.