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Lord Rossmore Hunting Lodge
« on: Sunday 17 April 16 18:01 BST (UK) »
Looking for any information on Lord Rossmore's hunting lodge at Eshnaglogh possibly built late 1890's, a galvanised framework building which was dismantled and sold around 1940's. The Lodge was used during the grouse season and mentioned in Lord Rossmore's memoirs 'Things I Can Tell'. Researched this 20 years ago but looking for additional information.
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Re: Lord Rossmore Hunting Lodge
« Reply #1 on: Monday 18 April 16 04:54 BST (UK) »
Shooting to let there was described in 1897 as:

... Eshnalogh Mountain, situate about nine miles from Monaghan Railway Station and six from Smithboro'. Embraces about 1,000 acres, well stocked with Grouse. There is a Shooting Lodge on the Mountain (formerly occupied by Lord Rossmore), containing Dining-room, two Bedrooms, two Kitchens, and a Servants' Room.

 

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Re: Lord Rossmore Hunting Lodge
« Reply #2 on: Monday 18 April 16 07:06 BST (UK) »
One of the Westerna's has a Facebook page, might have photo of the Lodge.

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Re: Lord Rossmore Hunting Lodge
« Reply #3 on: Monday 18 April 16 20:58 BST (UK) »
Quote from: gaffy on Monday 18 April 16 04:54 BST (UK)
Shooting to let there was described in 1897 as:

... Eshnalogh Mountain, situate about nine miles from Monaghan Railway Station and six from Smithboro'. Embraces about 1,000 acres, well stocked with Grouse. There is a Shooting Lodge on the Mountain (formerly occupied by Lord Rossmore), containing Dining-room, two Bedrooms, two Kitchens, and a Servants' Room.

Thank you for reply. Was this an advertisement in a paper? Strange that it's stated 'formerly occupied by Lord Rossmore' as I know he used it into the 1900's, the Duke of Connaught was a frequent guest during his period in Ireland as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland from 1900 to 1904.

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Re: Lord Rossmore Hunting Lodge
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 19 April 16 04:16 BST (UK) »
Yes, the notice was issued dated July 1897 by a solicitor in Monaghan (with applications to said solicitor) and the version of it posted above appeared in a Belfast newspaper at the start of August.

It was offering to let the present season of 1897, I imagine the reference to "formerly occupied by Lord Rossmore" simply means that he occupied it during previous shooting seasons ("celebrity endorsement" of that era in order to attract potential lessees, otherwise why mention him?) and that he didn't need to use it in 1897, hence the let.

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Re: Lord Rossmore Hunting Lodge
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 19 April 16 19:58 BST (UK) »
Yes, that makes sense. Perhaps Lord Rossmore was away that year and not inviting guests to shoot on the mountain. Thank you for that information.
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