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Lismore Castle
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I received an email from my sister Hilary this summer asking: "Do you have any info on where in Kilkenny County, Ireland our maternal grandfather was from? I remember our mother talking about visiting Kilkenny once, and how close she felt to her father there... we have unexpectedly gotten an invite to Ireland ( to stay at Lismore Castle) and I was thinking maybe I would try and visit Kilkenny when I am there.."
Town of Callan
I gave Hilary a timeline that I had been maintaining but had not yet published. I thought the timeline might be helpful when she went exploring. She and husband Phil found time to visit the town of Callan in County Kilkenny, which was 50 miles away from Lismore Castle.
Lismore Castle
Hilary had a wonderful time at Lismore Castle. She said: "The current Lord Of Lismore Castle is Lord Burlington... it would be funny if we were actually related!"
Yes, indeed! Lismore Castle has quite a colorful history which you can read about on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lismore_Castle
The castle was acquired by the Cavendish family in 1753, and is still owned by the Dukes of Devonshire, but is lived in for only a short part of the year. The 12th Duke, who succeeded to the title in 2004, continues to live primarily on the family's Bolton Abbey estate. His son, William Burlington maintains an apartment in the castle and recently converted the derelict west range (2006) into a contemporary art gallery, known as Lismore Castle Arts. For most of the year the family's private apartments at Lismore are available to rent by groups of up to twenty-three visitors.
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| Hilary and Lord Burlington |
http://burlingtonfamily.com/ABS/HSD/index.html
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| Hilary |
Burlington Timeline
I decided it was time to publish the timeline.
