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Townley Hall
Townley Hall is a Georgian country house which stands in parkland at Tullyallen some 5 km west of Drogheda, County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. It was designed by Irish architect Francis Johnston for the Townley Balfour family and built between 1794 and 1798. The house is 27 metres (90 feet) square, built in local stone with simple neoclassical lines, broken only by a Doric portico. The interior is dominated by a spiral staircase in a domed rotunda. The building replaced a previous house which once stood some 100 metres (300 feet) to the north of the present building History The Townley estate had belonged to the Townley family since Cromwellian times. Blayney Townley, MP had inherited the wealth of his nephew, William Balfour, in 1739 and added Balfour to his surname. The Townley estate passed to his grandson, also Blayney Townley Balfour, later the MP for Belturbet, who in 1794 commissioned Francis Johnston to design the present house. Other buildings on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullyallen - Townley Hall - 20120720181817 , a large house in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland
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Tullyallen may refer to: * Tullyallen, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland *Tullyallen, County Louth, a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland * Tullyallen, County Meath, a civil parish in County Meath, Ireland * Tullyallen, County Monaghan, a townland in County Monaghan, Ireland * Tullyallen, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland See also *Tulliallan Castle Tulliallan Castle is a large house in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland. It is the second structure to have the name, and is a mixture of Gothic and Italian style architecture set amid some of parkland just north of where the Kincardine Bridge spans t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullyallen - Townley Hall - 20170316133447 , a large house in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland
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Tullyallen may refer to: * Tullyallen, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland *Tullyallen, County Louth, a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland * Tullyallen, County Meath, a civil parish in County Meath, Ireland * Tullyallen, County Monaghan, a townland in County Monaghan, Ireland * Tullyallen, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland See also *Tulliallan Castle Tulliallan Castle is a large house in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland. It is the second structure to have the name, and is a mixture of Gothic and Italian style architecture set amid some of parkland just north of where the Kincardine Bridge spans t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullyallen, County Louth
Tullyallen () is a village, civil parish and townland (of 224 acres) 6 km north-west of the town of Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It is in the historic Barony of Ferrard. It is located in the historical Boyne Valley, in the Catholic parish of Mellifont (named after the nearby Mellifont Abbey); it is also close to Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth burial mounds, Monasterboice monastery, and to the Battle of the Boyne site. Amenities Amenities within Tullyallen village include a supermarket, church hall, pub, GAA grounds, pharmacy, butcher, hair & beauty salon and fast-food takeaway. Also nearby is Townley Hall and its parkland, including Townley Hall Golf Club. A children's playground, funded by the local community, was opened in October 2011 by the then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese. The local Roman Catholic church, the Church of the Assumption in Mellifont parish, was built in 1898 and renovated in 2001. Education The local primary school, Tullyallen National Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drogheda
Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth but with the south fringes of the town in County Meath, north of Dublin. Drogheda has a population of approximately 41,000 inhabitants (2016), making it the List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population, eleventh largest settlement by population in all of Ireland, and the largest town in the Republic of Ireland by both population and area. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange is located west of the town. Drogheda was founded as two separately administered towns in two different territories: Drogheda-in-Kingdom of Meath, Meath (i.e. the Lordship of Meath, Lordship and Liberty of Meath, from which a charter was granted in 1194) and Drogheda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Johnston (architect)
Francis Johnston (1760 – 14 March 1829) was an Irish architect, best known for building the General Post Office (GPO) on O'Connell Street, Dublin. Life Johnston was born in Armagh, Ireland, son of William Johnston, also an architect, and studied architecture. He practised in Armagh, and then lived in Drogheda from 1786 before moving to Dublin about 1793. In 1805, he was appointed to the Board of Works as an architect. In 1824 he was made president of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts which had been founded the previous year, and he provided headquarters for the academy in Lower Abbey Street at his own expense. Works Two early projects were the completion of Rokeby Hall and Ballymakenny Church, Co. Louth, to the designs of Thomas Cooley in whose office he first trained. In 1789 he was commissioned by Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby, and Archbishop of Armagh to design the Armagh Observatory and in 1790 he designed a new club house for Daly's Club on College Green, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boyne Lodge At Townley Hall, Co
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Blayney Townley-Balfour (Carlingford MP)
Blayney Townley-Balfour or Blayney Townley Balfour, born Blayney Townley (1705–1788) was member of the Irish House of Commons for Carlingford in 1760 and again from 1761 to 1776. He took the surname ''Balfour'' to inherit property in County Fermanagh from his nephew William Charles Balfour. He died at his country house, Townley Hall Townley Hall is a Georgian country house which stands in parkland at Tullyallen some 5 km west of Drogheda, County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. It was designed by Irish architect Francis Johnston for the Townley Balfour family and ..., in County Louth. His son, also Blayney, predeceased him; his grandson, also Blayney Townley-Balfour, inherited his property. References Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Politicians from County Meath People from Carrickfergus 1705 births 1788 deaths Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Louth constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blayney Townley-Balfour (Belturbet MP)
Blayney Townley-Balfour (28 May 1769 – 22 December 1856) was an Irish politician and member of the Protestant Ascendancy. The Townley-Balfours were an Irish branch of Clan Balfour. His grandfather, also named Blayney Townley-Balfour, was a member of the Irish House of Commons (MP) for Carlingford. The grandson was MP for Belturbet in 1800. He owned a large flour mill outside Slane. He commissioned architect Francis Johnston to rebuild Townley Hall, the family seat between Drogheda and Slane. He was a magistrate for counties Louth and Meath, High Sheriff of Louth in 1792, and deputy Lord Lieutenant of Louth in 1852. Blayney Townley-Balfour married Lady Florence Cole, daughter of William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen; they had ten children. His eldest son, also Blayney Townley-Balfour (born 1799), was Governor of the Bahamas This is a list of governors of the Bahamas. The first English settlement in the Bahamas was on Eleuthera. In 1670, the king granted the Bahamas to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belturbet (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Belturbet was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Belturbet was represented with two members. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. It was in the control of the Earl of Lanesborough. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800. Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 *1613–1615 Sir Hugh Wirrall and George Grimesditch *1634–1635 Sir Arthur Blundell and Sir William Ryves *1639–1649 John Borlase, later Lord Justice of IrelandTerry Clavin, 'Borlase, Sir John ()', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 and Richard Ashe (expelled 1642) *1661–1666 Stephen Butler (died and replaced 1662 by Francis Butler Francis or Frank Butler may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Frank Butler (musician) (1928–1984), American jazz drummer *Frank Butler (writer) (1890–196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovecote
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot ( Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in the Middle East and Europe and were kept for their eggs and dung. History and geography The oldest dovecotes are thought to have been the fortress-like dovecotes of Upper Egypt, and the domed dovecotes of Iran. In these regions, the droppings were used by farmers for fertilizing. Pigeon droppings were also used for leather tanning and making gunpowder. In some cultures, particularly Medieval Europe, the possession of a dovecote was a symbol of status and power and was consequently regulated by law. Only nobles had this special privilege, known as ''droit de colombier''. Many ancient manors in France and the United Kingdom have a dovecote st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity College, Dublin
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George Francis Mitchell
George Francis Mitchell, (15 October 1912 – 25 November 1997) was an Irish geologist and naturalist. He was generally known as Frank Mitchell. Career He was born in Dublin, the son of David William Mitchell, a merchant, and his wife Frances Elizabeth Kirkby. He was educated at the High School in Dublin then studied Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated BA. He was later awarded M.Sc (1935) and M.A. (1937). He became Assistant to the Professor of Geology, Knud Jessen, in 1934 and under his guidance carried out field studies of post-glacial sediments in Ireland. His lifetime interest, however, was in integrating the various disciplines in the study of the Irish natural environment and he developed interests in fields such as botany and archaeology. He bought Townley Hall from Trinity College and turned it into a study centre, which he personally funded and which enabled research in several different disciplines, particularly archaeological investigations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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