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Castle Coole (from Irish: Cúl [1]) is a townland and a late-18th-century neo-classical mansion situated in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Set in a 1,200-acre (490 ha) wooded estate, it is one of three properties owned and managed by the National Trust in County Fermanagh, the others being Florence Court and the Crom Estate .
He had already been created Baron Belmore, of Castle Coole in County Fermanagh (now in Northern Ireland), in 1781 [2] and Viscount Belmore in 1789, [3] also in the Peerage of Ireland. Born Armar Lowry, he was the son of Galbraith Lowry, Member of the Irish House of Commons for County Tyrone, and his wife Sarah, daughter of Colonel John Corry .
Lowry inherited the Corry family estate of Castle Coole in 1774, and took the additional name of Corry in recognition of this inheritance. The papers of the Lowry-Corry family show that the earl's political ambitions were a significant factor in the rebuilding of Castle Coole , which is widely regarded as the most palatial Classical 18th ...
The Crom Estate (pronounced K-ROM') is a nature reserve located in the south of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, along the shores of Upper Lough Erne.It is one of three estates owned and managed by the National Trust in County Fermanagh, the others being Florence Court and Castle Coole mansions.
The island town hosts a range of attractions including the Castle Coole Estate and Enniskillen Castle, which is home to the museum of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Fermanagh is also home to The Boatyard Distillery, a distillery producing gin. Attractions outside Enniskillen include: Belleek Pottery
The history of the building of Florence Court is subject to conjecture and the current house was built in at least two, if not three, phases. [1] The first house on the site was built by John Cole (1680–1726) and named after his wife Florence Bourchier Wrey (died 1718). [ 2 ]
The New Hanover County Commissioners approved a rezoning that will allow the project to move forward. The planning board had previously rejected it. Affordable housing project planned for Castle ...
Lady Edith Lowry-Corry (26 August 1878 – 25 October 1918), who was drowned in Lough Yoan at Castle Coole, and was unmarried. [5] According to a local legend, she then turned into a greylag goose. [6] Lady Violet Lowry-Corry (15 June 1881 – 1969), who was unmarried; Lady Margaret Lowry-Corry (15 July 1883 – 1975), who was unmarried