tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post512688153723325112..comments2024-03-18T07:41:11.077+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Belle Isle CastleTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-71412737168538966192014-01-12T02:32:29.255+00:002014-01-12T02:32:29.255+00:00As a Porter descendent myself, I found myself want...As a Porter descendent myself, I found myself wanting to further my interest in my ancestral legacy out of Northern Ireland and Northumbria. By the way, you have an amazing repository of knowledge and kudos on the implicit due diligence this surely demands.I'm quite jealous!<br />Lisa Porter-Grenn, M.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-87899001715607875362010-02-09T20:00:36.179+00:002010-02-09T20:00:36.179+00:00Thank you for your correction! I should indeed ref...Thank you for your correction! I should indeed refer to Captain Hermon correctly and with due respect.He was a remarkable gentleman.I will most certainly let you have enough material to compile a seperate section on life in Belleisle in the 50's 60's and 70's if you really want it? This also includes the period of Miss Bairds residency. I have video of Miss Baird and my father out and about Belleisle and photographs of them both with show cattle.In addition I often visited Miss Tiggy Brunt and Catptain Hermon at Necarne Castle (The Gardeners House)in the 1970's when they took up residence there after Mr. H. A Porters death. There are pictures of that period too.I am sorting out a scanner to let you have some images. All of my stories will told with affection and humour, there nothing inappropriate.Everyone in Belleisle, Necarne and (in summer) Mullochmore were kind and incredibly generous to all of the Brown family!Evan Captain Hermon mellowed as we grew up.Julian Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707855028909201976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-26951529946867343762010-01-06T14:20:53.277+00:002010-01-06T14:20:53.277+00:00Yes. I presume he was just being pretentious. My...Yes. I presume he was just being pretentious. My gt-gt-grandfather re-named his house a castle - imagine what we'd say about such people now! haha<br /><br />W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-56173927685391473592010-01-06T10:29:11.850+00:002010-01-06T10:29:11.850+00:00One wonders why he chose "Porter-Porter,"...One wonders why he chose "Porter-Porter," (not just Porter) given his real name was Archdale!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com