8 9 7 1 3 ▁ 6 2 5 3 2 5 . ▁ ▁Cro tta ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Stack ▁family , ▁well - est ab lished ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Kil f lyn n ▁had ▁even ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁' Stack st own '. ▁Thomas ▁Stack ▁owned ▁Cro tta ▁amongst ▁other ▁town lands . ▁Because ▁of ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Kil ken ny ▁the ▁Stack s ' ▁land ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁following ▁the ▁Act ▁for ▁the ▁S ett lement ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 2 . ▁After ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁S ett lement ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁the ▁land ▁passed ▁to ▁Henry ▁P ons on by ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 6 . ▁P ons on by ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁and ▁a ▁brother ▁of ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ' s ▁New ▁Model ▁Army , ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁promised ▁ent it lement ▁for ▁his ▁military ▁endeav ours . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁he ▁built ▁Cro tta ▁House ▁and ▁it ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁until ▁sold ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Car rique ▁P ons on by ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁Cro tta ▁House ▁was ▁being ▁le ased ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Henry ▁Hor atio ▁K itch ener ▁and ▁Frances ▁Anne ▁Che val lier . ▁They