▁Mon fort ▁family ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁century ▁and ▁then ▁passed ▁to ▁C ale b ▁Bar nes ▁Har man , ▁a ▁land ▁agent ▁on ▁the ▁Har man ▁family ▁estate . ▁He ▁was ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁during ▁a ▁rob ber y ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁behind ▁Ba wn ▁House ▁stand ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Castle ▁of ▁Mo yd ow , ▁or ▁Mo yd um ha . ▁Some ▁people ▁suppose ▁that ▁these ▁ru ins ▁formed ▁the ▁old ▁Pri ory ▁of ▁St . ▁Mod i ud ▁the ▁Simple , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁case . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁now ▁standing ▁were ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁deep ▁fort ified ▁mo at , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁itself ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁usual ▁tower ▁and ▁square ▁keep . ▁This , ▁in ▁fact , ▁was ▁the ▁ancient ▁castle ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁Mo yd um ha , ▁s ack ed ▁in ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁century ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁Barry ▁and ▁Cam agh ▁Cast les ▁were ▁level led . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁trag ic ▁story ▁told ▁in ▁conne x ion ▁with ▁this ▁house . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁the ▁White bo ys ▁were ▁strong ▁in ▁numbers ▁and ▁determined ▁in ▁action ▁all ▁over ▁Ireland . ▁As ▁history ▁tells , ▁they ▁were ▁first ▁called ▁" Le v ellers ," ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁of ▁their ▁assemb ling ▁at ▁night ▁and ▁letting ▁the ▁f ences ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁land l ords ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁enc lose