▁after ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁O at lands ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁ex ile ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁national ist ▁leader ▁Kevin ▁Iz od ▁O ' D oh ert y , ▁where ▁his ▁stone ▁c ott age ▁ ▁still ▁stands . ▁A ▁railway ▁connected ▁O at lands ▁with ▁Par att ah ▁J unction , ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁Hob art ▁to ▁La unc eston ▁line . ▁The ▁railway ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁it ▁closed ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁O at lands ▁was ▁generally ▁a ▁relatively ▁prosper ous ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁Tas man ian ▁economy ▁sl ump , ▁the ▁highway ▁by pass ▁and ▁a ▁Tas man ian ▁Mid lands ▁rural ▁dr ought ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁negative ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁town . ▁Much ▁of ▁Tas mania ' s ▁economic ▁renew al , ▁like ▁the ▁highway , ▁has ▁by pass ed ▁O at lands , ▁along ▁with ▁Ross , ▁Tun bridge , ▁K empt on , ▁and ▁Pont ville , ▁which ▁today ▁is ▁a ▁lot ▁qui eter ▁than ▁it ▁used ▁to ▁be . ▁ ▁The ▁residents ▁are ▁attempting ▁to ▁grow ▁the ▁town ▁once ▁more ▁by ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁peace ful ▁local ▁centre ▁with ▁a ▁tour ist ▁friendly ▁image . ▁ ▁O at lands ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁world - ren owned ▁Cas ave en ▁Kn it we ar . ▁ ▁The ▁O at lands ▁Court