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Originally a stronghold of the O'Sullivan Bere clan, Dunboy Castle was built in the 15th century to guard and defend the harbour of Berehaven. [2] Its presence enabled the O'Sullivan Bere family, including Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare a Gaelic clan leader and 'Chief of Dunboy', to control the sea fisheries off the Irish coast and collect taxes from Irish and continental European fishing vessels ...
Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, meaning 'Búinne's stronghold') [2] is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. [3] In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants. [4]
For a timeless afternoon tea in Oscar Wilde style, pastry chef Loic Carbonnet puts on a decadent display of sandwiches, scones and desserts in the Hotel Café Royal’s Grade II-listed Grill Room ...
The extensive gardens have two small lakes. In May 1995, Whitley Hall was granted a licence carry out civil wedding services, the first location in South Yorkshire to become licensed. The hotel also offers six conference and meeting rooms. The restaurant, which is open to non-residents, is still an important part of the business. [4]
The first Bettys tea room was opened in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, by Frederick Belmont, a Swiss confectioner, in 1919. [3] [4]Belmont arrived in England at King's Cross railway station and boarded a train to Bradford, as much through luck as judgement, for he spoke very limited English and could not recall the address (or even the city) to which he was supposed to be heading. [5]
A painting by British artist George Stubbs is expected to sell for up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in London next week, as it comes to auction for the first time in more than 50 years.. The 18th ...
There are a few foods you may want to skip on Thanksgiving if you're taking a GLP-1 medication such as Ozempic, dietician Kylie Bensley, founder of the women’s nutrition company, Sulinu, tells ...
In this way, the Dunboyne properties and titles passed to the Butlers. In 1541, the barony was created by patent in the Peerage of Ireland . [ 2 ] The barons are alternately numbered from the early 14th century by numbers ten greater than the number dating to the patent (e.g. the 28th/18th Baron Dunboyne died May 19, 2004).