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''Florence Court Forest Park'' is a forest of Northern Ireland.
Background history @ GoIreland.com
Retrieved July 2009
''Florence Court Forest Park'' is a forest of Northern Ireland.
Size and location
The forest is located on the north east shoulder of Cuilcagh mountain and covers an area of 1,200 hectares. The forest adjoins the National Trust property and Florence Court House.History
Florence Court is named after the wife of Sir John Cole, who first built a house on the site in the early 18th century. The present house with a view overBenaughlin Mountain
Benaughlin Mountain, or simply Benaughlin (), is a large hill in the Cuilcagh Mountain range in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It rises to above sea level and its composition is mainly of sandstone, limestone and shale. A section of the U ...
is believed to have been built by his son John, afterwards the 1st Lord Mount Florence. The wings and pavilions were added to the mid-18th century block around 1770 by William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen. In 1955 the main building was struck by fire. Quick thinking by rescuers, who drilled holes in the floor, saved the dining room ceiling, with its cherubs
A cherub (; plural cherubim; he, כְּרוּב ''kərūḇ'', pl. ''kərūḇīm'', likely borrowed from a derived form of akk, 𒅗𒊏𒁍 ''karabu'' "to bless" such as ''karibu'', "one who blesses", a name for the lamassu) is one of the u ...
and birds. The rest of the house and the plasterwork after the manner of Robert West has been restored.Retrieved July 2009
References
Forests and woodlands of Northern Ireland Parks in County Fermanagh {{Forests and woodlands of Northern Ireland