Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . Castle Coole, Fermanagh; THE SEAT OFTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE SOMERSET LOWRY CORRY, EARL OF BELMORE. The Demesne of Castle Coole is situated about two miles from Ennis-killen, the county town of Fermanagh, and near to Lough Erne, oneof the largest and most beautiful lakes in Ireland. The grounds arehandsome and well wooded, and contain several of those small lakeswith which Fermanagh and the adjacent country are interspersed, re-sembling those of Cheshire, to which county these parts would bear astrong resembla
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . Castle Coole, Fermanagh; THE SEAT OFTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE SOMERSET LOWRY CORRY, EARL OF BELMORE. The Demesne of Castle Coole is situated about two miles from Ennis-killen, the county town of Fermanagh, and near to Lough Erne, oneof the largest and most beautiful lakes in Ireland. The grounds arehandsome and well wooded, and contain several of those small lakeswith which Fermanagh and the adjacent country are interspersed, re-sembling those of Cheshire, to which county these parts would bear astrong resemblance, but for the absence of the English oak woods, asthere is the same succession of undulating hills, interspersed with littlelakes. The Mansion forms the great feature of this place. It was built bythe late Lord Belmore from the designs of the late Mr. James Wyatt,and is certainly the best of his works. It is a beautifully chaste andcommodious structure, devoid of all false decoration, and trusting for itseffect solely to the perfect harmony of its proportions. The deep shadowprodu
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