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I often visited Miss Tiggy Brunt and Captain Hermon at Necarne Castle (the gardener's house) in the 1970s, when they took up residence there after Mr H A Porter's death.
There are pictures of that period too.
Everyone at Belle Isle, Necarne and (in the summer) Mullaghmore was kind and incredibly generous to all of the Brown family!
Even Captain Hermon mellowed as we grew up.
Mr Henry Archdale Porter (Mastie!) is the man in the hat, with my father and me.
There are pictures of that period too.
Everyone at Belle Isle, Necarne and (in the summer) Mullaghmore was kind and incredibly generous to all of the Brown family!
Even Captain Hermon mellowed as we grew up.
Mr Henry Archdale Porter (Mastie!) is the man in the hat, with my father and me.
This picture was taken at Mullaghmore, near Classiebawn Castle, in the early 1950s.
The Belle Isle household used to decamp to Mullaghmore every summer, and the Brown family were frequent Sunday guests.
Indeed Captain Hermon was a first rate shot and I recall him at the Belle Isle Shoot.
I was a beater on a couple of occasions as a lad, a dangerous occupation.
My father, Esmond, was a keen shooter too, and often Captain Hermon and my father shot together.
First published in February, 2010.
Tim, I have now logged on a a public library and the two pictures are not displaying here either? I thought it might be because my computer was the source of the pictures in the first place but that does not appear to be the case? I have now tried at three computers. All the the text and other illustartions are perfect!
ReplyDeleteI have used the blog for these comments because I am still in the library. Julian Brown