tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post7918621022420480900..comments2023-09-13T18:15:55.025+01:00Comments on ☆Sharon's Sunlit Memories☆: Just Irelandsharonssunlitmemorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817837936506262964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post-24805567614043912932011-10-19T19:25:19.689+01:002011-10-19T19:25:19.689+01:00Hi SuzyQ - I think what I was trying to convey was...Hi SuzyQ - I think what I was trying to convey was that the Bellevue manor house was built on the slope of the hill facing towards the sea as opposed to the inland side. <br /><br />If you want to read more about the house, estate and family I found this site quite interesting - http://homepage.eircom.net/~latouche/History.htm <br />The paragraph on the house begins:<br />'The estate at Ballydonagh comprised 300 acres, with fine views across the Glen of the Downs and towards the Irish Sea. David the Second built his favourite country retreat here between 1754-56, at a cost of £30,000, and called it Bellevue.'sharonssunlitmemorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817837936506262964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post-20143236367335201302011-10-19T15:57:47.427+01:002011-10-19T15:57:47.427+01:00This was extremely useful for our walking group as...This was extremely useful for our walking group as we had always been mystified by the history of the Folly. But how come the reference to the Sea? Surely it's a good way away?SuzyQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442323016387861628noreply@blogger.com