Lurgan Castle~Brownlow House ~ jStevieO ~ [Former Home of Lord Lurgan]
the Castle I played in as a child ,learning to play flute here ,roaming its many rooms and chambers ...the mythic grave place of Master McGrath...now owned by the lodge .
Brownlow House, American WW2 Base, View from Front Gates
We'vve walked round Lurgan Park and round the massive lake and we have just come upon Brownlow House. The House is mostly known for being the headquarters of American Forces here during WW2
'Brownlow House, also known as Brownlow Castle is a Grade A listed 19th century house located in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. It was built for Irish politician Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan in 1833 by Scottish architect William Henry Playfair. The building is built from Scottish sandstone was designed in Elizabethan style. The house is a prominent landmark with its lantern shaped tower and forest of tall chimney pots, each one a different design in a variety of complicated pierced scroll work and interlacing bands dominating the skyline. it commands a stunning view across the park and lake, which were once part of Lord Lurgan's Estate, but are now owned by Craigavon Borough Council.
The house was constructed in 1833, using Scottish Ssandstone, by Scottish architect William Henry Playfair for Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan and his family who owned the house until the start of the 20th century when it was purchased by Lurgan Real Property Company Ltd.
Later the house was sold to Lurgan Loyal Orange District Lodge who continue to own the property today.
Throughout the world wars the building has played an important role as a headquarters for various military purposes. During the First World War the house acted as the headquarters of the 16th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles and the 10th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, while in World War II it was a base for American troops.
Places to see in ( Lurgan - UK )
Places to see in ( Lurgan - UK )
Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Lurgan is about 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway and the Belfast–Dublin railway line. It had a population of about 23,000 at the 2001 Census. It is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district.
Lurgan is characteristic of many Plantation of Ulster settlements, with its straight, wide planned streets and rows of cottages. It is the site of a number of historic listed buildings including Brownlow House and the former town hall.
Historically the town was known as a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen) after the industrial revolution and it continued to be a major producer of textiles until that industry steadily declined in the 1990s and 2000s. The development of the 'new city' of Craigavon had a major impact on Lurgan in the 1960s when much industry was attracted to the area. The expansion of Craigavon's Rushmere Retail Park in the 2000s has affected the town's retail trade further.
Lurgan sits in a relatively flat part of Ireland by the south east shore of Lough Neagh. The two main formations in north Armagh are an area of estuarine clays by the shore of the lough, and a mass of basalt farther back. The earliest human settlements in the area were to the northwest of the present day town near the shore of the lough. When the land was handed to the Brownlow family, they initially settled near the lough at Annaloist, but later settled where the town was eventually built. The oldest part of the town, the main street, is built on a long ridge in the townland (baile fearainn) of Lurgan. A neighbouring hill is the site of Brownlow House, which overlooks Lurgan Park.
Lurgan has historically been an industrial town in which the linen industry predominated as a source of employment during the Industrial Revolution, and is said to have employed as many as 18,000 handloom weavers at the end of the 19th century, a figure significantly higher than the town's resident population at the time.
Lurgan town centre is distinctive for its wide main street, Market Street, one of the widest in Ireland, which is dominated at one end by Shankill Church in Church Place. A grey granite hexagonal temple-shaped war memorial sits at the entrance to Church Place, topped by a bronze-winged statue representing the spirit of Victorious Peace. A marble pillar at the centre displays the names of over 400 men from the town who lost their lives in the First World War.
At the junction of Market Street and Union Street is the former Lurgan Town Hall, a listed building erected in 1868. It was the first site of the town's library in 1891, was temporarily used as a police station in 1972 when it was handed to the Police Authority, and is today owned by the Mechanics' Institute and is available for conferences and community functions.
Lurgan railway station opened by the Ulster Railway on 18 November 1841, connecting the town to Belfast Great Victoria Street in the east and Portadown and Armagh in the west. The Great Northern Railway of Ireland provided further access to the west of Ulster which was then closed in the 1950s and 1960s from Portadown railway station. Presently Lurgan railway station is run by Northern Ireland Railways with direct trains to Belfast Great Victoria Street and as part of the Dublin-Belfast railway line. The Enterprise runs through Lurgan from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Central, and a change of train may be required at Portadown to travel to Newry or Dublin Connolly.
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Royal Irish Regiment Brownlow House
The Royal Irish Regiment Band played at Brownlow House for the Pte William McFadzean VC unveiling of the statue/bust 13th October 2018
LURGAN TOWN MOVIE
Filmed with my new PANASONIC HS300 1080i HD CAMCORDER.
MG Support run to Brownlow House & The Mournes and Newcastle - Widows Sons Ireland - June 2015
Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association - June 2015 Run supporting the MG Club at the Brownlow House vintage car show
Master McGrath Festival
Master McGrath Festival
Brownlow House Lurgan
Saturday 8th June 2019
6pm - 11pm
Featuring . . . . . .
DJ PETE BRADY - Ska DJ - Belfast
ADORED - Stone Roses Tribute Band - England
THE JAM'D - The Jam Tribute Band - England
DOGHOUSE - Ska Tribute Band - Belfast
DEFINITELY MIGHTBE - Oasis Tribute Band - England
BEER TENTS/FOOD STALLS/CAMPING/VIP AREA
Ticket Price General Admission £25 VIP £35
Most Famous Greyhound in the World, Master McGrath, Lurgan
I'm standing in High street Lurgan Co Armagh and this is the statue of Master McGrath. The most famous greyhound in history.
Master McGrath (1866–1873) was a famous Greyhound in the sport of hare coursing.
Master McGrath was born in County Waterford, Ireland. A small, weak pup, he went on to become the most celebrated and successful dog of his time. Master McGrath was born in 1866 at Colligan Lodge, the home of James Galwey, a well known trainer and owner of greyhounds. Master McGrath was one of a litter of seven pups and although small was powerfully built. As a pup his pet name was Dicksy. Unfortunately the young dog showed none of the outstanding qualities which were later to make him famous. At his first trial; his performance was so bad that his trainer ordered him to be given away. As luck would have it his slipper (handler) took charge of him and having more faith in him, entered him in several courses which he won. After these wins he was returned to his trainer. He won the Waterloo Cup on three occasions, 1868, 1869 and 1871 and was the first greyhound to do so. He became such a celebrity that his owner, Lord Lurgan, was asked to take him to be seen by Queen Victoria and the British Royal Family. His success enabled his owner to build a terrace of houses in Walthamstow from Master McGrath's winnings. These houses now form part of Shernhall Street, but are still clearly marked at one end of the terrace as Master McGrath Terrace. Master McGrath died early in 1873 of heart disease which had already ended his career as a sire. An autopsy showed that his heart was twice the size of a normal dog's heart. He was buried in the grounds of a house called Solitude in Lurgan. The house has since been demolished for development and Master McGrath's grave lies at a house once owned by an early English settler.
Other name(s) Dicksy
Species Canis lupus familiaris
Breed Greyhound
Sex Male
Born 1866
Colligan Lodge
County Waterford, Ireland
Died 1873
Resting place Lurgan, County Armagh
Known for Hare coursing
Term 1868, 1869 and 1871
Owner The 2nd Baron Lurgan
Weight 24 kg (53 lb)
Appearance Black and white
Awards Waterloo Cup
Places to see in ( Craigavon - UK )
Places to see in ( Craigavon - UK )
Craigavon is a planned settlement in northern County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Its construction began in 1965 and it was named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be the heart of a new linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan was abandoned and less than half of the proposed work was done.[3] Among locals today, Craigavon refers to the area between the two towns. It is built beside two artificial lakes and is made up of a large residential area (Brownlow), a second smaller one (Mandeville), plus a central area (Highfield) that includes a substantial shopping centre, a courthouse and the district council headquarters.
The lakes, a wildlife haven, are surrounded by woodland with walking trails. There is also a watersports centre, petting zoo, golf course and ski slope in the area. In most of Craigavon, motor vehicles are completely separated from pedestrians, and roundabouts are used extensively. Craigavon sometimes refers to the much larger Craigavon Urban Area, which includes Craigavon, Lurgan, Portadown, Waringstown and Bleary.
Craigavon was planned as a 'new city' for Northern Ireland that would mirror cities such as Cumbernauld and, later, Milton Keynes in Great Britain. It was conceived as a linear city that would link the towns of Lurgan and Portadown to create a single urban area and identity.
The design of Craigavon was based on Modernism and imbued with the spirit of the age. The planners separated motor vehicles from pedestrians and cyclists wherever possible, creating a network of paths allowing residents to travel across Craigavon without encountering traffic.
Craigavon was designed to be a very child-friendly environment with small playgrounds dotted throughout the residential areas. There was an emphasis on providing green space in the housing estates and safe paths to cycle on. The new town was also provided with many civic amenities including a leisure centre, library, shopping centre, civic centre, a large park with artificial lakes, playing fields, a petting zoo, public gardens and an artificial ski slope.
Craigavon lies on an area of flat land near the southeastern shore of Lough Neagh. The surrounding settlements (listed clockwise) are Aghacommon (north), Lurgan (northeast), Corcreeny (east), Bleary (southeast) and Portadown (southwest). It is separated from these surrounding settlements mostly by fields. The narrow gap between Craigavon and Portadown is marked by the fields/playing fields in Lisnisky and Kernan. The gap between Craigavon and Lurgan is narrower, being marked by fields/playing fields in Ballynamony, Tullygally, Taghnevan and Monbrief.
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THE BROWNLOW ARMS WITH DJ BUNTY
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Lurgan golfer seals place at british open and bids to become a world champion
Lurgan golfer seals place at british open and bids to become a world champion
Lurgans Annabel Wilson is on the road to stardom. Lurgan Golf Clubs latest teenage star Annabel Wilson will next year rub shoulders with the very best in the world of ladies golf. Thats after she claimed top spot in the GBI womens Order of Merit, a place in one of golfs major tournaments coming with the prize. Its the third season in a row that a Northern Irish golfer has won the award as Annabel follows in the footsteps of compatriot Olivia Mehaffey, who came out on top in both 2015 and 2016. “...
WILDLIFE on SUNDAY AT TANNAGHMORE GARDENS LURGAN
Sunday at Tannaghmore Gardens a very windy day Filmed with Panasonic X920 HD Camcorder and Rode VideoMic Pro.
Bánú an Lae, Shoot to Kill DVD. Lurgan funerals.
Funerals of Sean Burns, Eugene Toman and Gervase McKerr in Lurgan, Co. Armagh from the DVD 'Bánú an Lae'. The DVD tells the story of the 'Shoot to Kill' incidents in North Armagh in 1982.
It can be obtained by contacting Sinn Féin in Lurgan:
Lurgan park show 2018
Bebop2
12 October 2016 - Opportunity Brexit? Institutional Economic Implications for Northern Ireland
Dr Graham Brownlow (QUB) – Opportunity Brexit? Institutional Economic Implications for Northern Ireland
The vote for Brexit has created a situation where economic policy, to a certain extent, is developing faster than textbook theory. Northern Ireland’s economic predicament is a combination of UK-wide processes, more intense forms of UK-wide problems and processes unique to the region. The speed, sequence and ‘architecture’ of regional economic policy-making, as well as its content, requires consideration if Brexit is to provide an economic opportunity. Designing appropriate economic policy responses requires considering not just the policies to be pursued, but also the design of the organisations needed to implement policies.
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Master McGrath
This traditional ballad tells (loosely) a true story, about a little but muscular Irish greyhound who barely survived his litter but, within sporting circles, proceeded to conquer the British Empire. Lord Lurgan, his owner, recognizing his gifts, named him Master McGrath (pronounced McGraw). (His nickname, for posterity, was Dicksy.) After winning all the major races there were to win in Ireland, Lord Lurgan entered the dog in the prestigious Waterloo Cup in England in 1868. The runt-like hound was mocked by sporting Englanders upon his arrival.
Ha-ha! on them.
Master McGrath
Eighteen-sixty-eight bein' that glorious year,
Those Waterloo sportsmen did grandly appear,
For to gain the great prizes and bear them awa'
—Never counting on Ireland and Master McGrath.
On the Twelfth o' December, that day o' renown,
McGrath and his trainer they left Lurgan town.
John Walsh was the trainer who brought the hound o'er.
And the very next day they touched England's cold shore.
And when they arrived there in big London Town,
Those Waterloo sportsmen all gathered around,
And one o' these gentlemen gave a Ha-ha!
Well, is that the great hound ye call Master McGrath?
And another o' these gentlemen standing around
Says, I don't give a pin for your Irish greyhound!
And another, he laughs with a fine Ha-ha-ha!
We'll soon humble the pride o' your Master McGrath.
Then Lord Lurgan steps forward and says, Gentlemen,
Is there any among ye has money to spend?
For ye nobles of England I don't give a straw.
Here's five-thousand to one on my Master McGrath!
Then the slips were let loose, and amid a great roar
Those greyhounds swept on like a tide to the shore!
To a dead-even break for old Erin go bra',
Sure, they tore 'round the course—led by Master McGrath!
Now, there's many a fine greyhound that's filled us with pride,
In the days that are gone—but it can't be denied
That the greatest and gamest the world ever saw
Was that champion o' champions, old Master McGrath.
MAGPIE
MAGPIE AT HILDEN CAR PARK LISBURN,FILMED WITH MY NEW PANASONIC HS300 HD CAMCORDER.
Epic Fireworks Display (must see)
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