Lissadell House

[Fingal MCC]

This might have been posted elsewhere but I thought the last paragraph was slightly amusing...

Lissadell House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lissadell House is a large country house, located in County Sligo, Ireland.

The house was built in the 1830s for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet MP by London architect Francis Goodwin. In 1876, Sir Robert left the house and surrounding estate to his son, Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet.

The house was the childhood home of Irish revolutionary, Constance Gore-Booth, her sister the poet and suffragist, Eva Gore-Booth, and their siblings, Mabel Gore-Booth, Mordaunt Gore-Booth and Josslyn Gore-Booth. It was also the sometime holiday retreat of the world-renowned poet, William Butler Yeats. He made the house famous with the opening lines of his poem:

"In memory of Eva Gore Booth and Constance Markiewicz"

The light of evening, Lissadell,
Great windows open to the south,
Two girls in silk kimonos, both
Beautiful, one a gazelle. [1]

In 2003, the house was put up for sale by the then owner, Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth (a nephew of the original Josslyn Gore-Booth), for €3 million. Despite celebrities including U2 lead singer Bono showing an interest in the property, it was hoped that it would be purchased by the state. However, due to several stumbling blocks including Dáil (Government) holidays and an inaccurate cost report, the house was eventually sold to a private couple, Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy. The new owners have since restored the house and gardens to their original grandeur and have extended public access to the house.[citation needed]

The house's closure was announced on 8th January 2009. Seven important children had to be protected but eleven and a half people lost their jobs in one of the worst economic woes to explode inside the Republic of Sligo for a number of centuries. Sligo's ruling junta government is to investigate.[2]

[Ah Well]

This might have been posted elsewhere but I thought the last paragraph was slightly amusing...

Lissadell House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lissadell House is a large country house, located in County Sligo, Ireland.

The house was built in the 1830s for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet MP by London architect Francis Goodwin. In 1876, Sir Robert left the house and surrounding estate to his son, Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet.

The house was the childhood home of Irish revolutionary, Constance Gore-Booth, her sister the poet and suffragist, Eva Gore-Booth, and their siblings, Mabel Gore-Booth, Mordaunt Gore-Booth and Josslyn Gore-Booth. It was also the sometime holiday retreat of the world-renowned poet, William Butler Yeats. He made the house famous with the opening lines of his poem:

"In memory of Eva Gore Booth and Constance Markiewicz"

The light of evening, Lissadell,
Great windows open to the south,
Two girls in silk kimonos, both
Beautiful, one a gazelle. [1]

In 2003, the house was put up for sale by the then owner, Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth (a nephew of the original Josslyn Gore-Booth), for €3 million. Despite celebrities including U2 lead singer Bono showing an interest in the property, it was hoped that it would be purchased by the state. However, due to several stumbling blocks including Dáil (Government) holidays and an inaccurate cost report, the house was eventually sold to a private couple, Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy. The new owners have since restored the house and gardens to their original grandeur and have extended public access to the house.[citation needed]

The house's closure was announced on 8th January 2009. Seven important children had to be protected but eleven and a half people lost their jobs in one of the worst economic woes to explode inside the Republic of Sligo for a number of centuries. Sligo's ruling junta government is to investigate.[2]

Looks to me like all but the last paragraph was either copied by the writer of the last paragraph (or inserted by someone knowledgeable) and the wonderful finality is by one not all that versed in the ins and outs of the English language. Or maybe they're just taking the p.iss. 6.2M in donations for Wikipedia to read this?

[Question R24U]

You can rely on wiki - just like sligo co co.

[goosebump]

This might have been posted elsewhere but I thought the last paragraph was slightly amusing...

Lissadell House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lissadell House is a large country house, located in County Sligo, Ireland.

The house was built in the 1830s for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet MP by London architect Francis Goodwin. In 1876, Sir Robert left the house and surrounding estate to his son, Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet.

The house was the childhood home of Irish revolutionary, Constance Gore-Booth, her sister the poet and suffragist, Eva Gore-Booth, and their siblings, Mabel Gore-Booth, Mordaunt Gore-Booth and Josslyn Gore-Booth. It was also the sometime holiday retreat of the world-renowned poet, William Butler Yeats. He made the house famous with the opening lines of his poem:

"In memory of Eva Gore Booth and Constance Markiewicz"

The light of evening, Lissadell,
Great windows open to the south,
Two girls in silk kimonos, both
Beautiful, one a gazelle. [1]

In 2003, the house was put up for sale by the then owner, Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth (a nephew of the original Josslyn Gore-Booth), for €3 million. Despite celebrities including U2 lead singer Bono showing an interest in the property, it was hoped that it would be purchased by the state. However, due to several stumbling blocks including Dáil (Government) holidays and an inaccurate cost report, the house was eventually sold to a private couple, Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy. The new owners have since restored the house and gardens to their original grandeur and have extended public access to the house.[citation needed]

The house's closure was announced on 8th January 2009. Seven important children had to be protected but eleven and a half people lost their jobs in one of the worst economic woes to explode inside the Republic of Sligo for a number of centuries. Sligo's ruling junta government is to investigate.[2]

The owners have decided to close the house because Sligo CoCo have insisted on keeping a Right of Way that runs through the front gate of the house open to the public.

Seems like a bit of pig-headed on the part of both parties.

[Ah Well]

The owners have decided to close the house because Sligo CoCo have insisted on keeping a Right of Way that runs through the front gate of the house open to the public.

Seems like a bit of pig-headed on the part of both parties.

I remember now. Was actually there some years back and took a stroll round the gardens/woods. Really nice location. What a shame

[Fingal MCC]

I'm sure they'll sort it out eventually.

[Ah Well]

I'm sure they'll sort it out eventually.

Lol that should be incorp as a FG Slogan;

"We're sure they'll sort it out eventually"

Very important tho to include the rolling eyes emoticon

[Pauli]

Lol that should be incorp as a FG Slogan;

"We're sure they'll sort it out eventually"

Very important tho to include the rolling eyes emoticon

Whereas we can always rely on FF to ******************** things up completely and never sort anything out. As anybody (except Dillie O'Wee) in Limerick will tell you.