Glenveagh Castle.

The estate of Glenveagh was created in 1857-9 by the purchase of several smaller holdings by John George Adair, a wealthy land speculator from Co. Laois. John Adair was to later incur infamy throughout Donegal and Ireland by ruthlessly evicting some 244 tenants in the Derryveagh Evictions.

After marrying his American born wife Cornelia, Adair began the construction of Glenveagh Castle in 1867, which was completed by 1873. Adair however was never to fulfil his dream of creating a hunting estate in the highlands of Donegal and died suddenly in 1885 on return from a business trip to America.

After her husband’s death Cornelia took over the running of the estate and introduced deer stalking in the 1890’s. She continually sought to improve the castle’s comforts and the beauty of its grounds, carrying out major improvements to the estate and laying out the gardens. Over the next 30 years she was to become a much noted society hostess and continued to summer at the castle until 1916.

Dunlewey Church .

Sometimes an overcast and misty day can create a better atmosphere when visiting these old sites than the sunniest day ever could. That was certainly the case when I came across the old church in Dunlewey, standing in the shadow of Mt Errigal, close to the ‘Poisoned Glen’. The church is built out of white marble which was quarried only a few hundred metres away. This COI church was built in 1853 by Jane Smith Russell as a memorial to her husband James Russell, who is buried in a vault under the church floor. Also buried in the graveyard is Richard Lewis Crankshaw, owner of the Dunlewey estate who died in 1929, his wife Nellie is buried in the graveyard of the local Catholic church, her grave facing this church and her husbands grave. The decline of the Dunlewey estate and therefore its congregation led to the church falling into disrepair and the roof was removed in 1955 due to safety concerns. Some recent attempts have been made to restore this fine marble edifice.

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Stunning footage - loved the transition effect of the castle and the views over the lake are beautiful

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A J Posted at 5-27 08:37
Stunning footage - loved the transition effect of the castle and the views over the lake are beautiful

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Nebuchadnezzar Posted at 5-27 08:26
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