tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post2566144597769549757..comments2024-03-29T14:33:35.746+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Island TaggartTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-22242240629143589592020-01-26T01:21:43.297+00:002020-01-26T01:21:43.297+00:00Can’t really tell you anything more about Taggart ...Can’t really tell you anything more about Taggart but my father used to holiday on Pawle island just to the north of Taggart where his relatives the Dempster family had a farm . This would have Ben in the the 1910s , I went there in 1995 with my uncle Bob Scott and the farmhouse had been taken over by wild goats, if you please . A lost world . Bill Mcclurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677639868804864222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-28639009318482249262020-01-25T09:51:25.138+00:002020-01-25T09:51:25.138+00:00I grew up in Maymore Cottages - also known as the ...I grew up in Maymore Cottages - also known as the Broad Meadows - in the first house next to the Killyleagh/Comber road. It was surrounded by Jack Nelson's farm and we could almost see Island Taggart from our garden. Davey Calvert lived on the island then with his daughter Muriel. Muriel and I were in the same class at Killyleagh Primary School (the White School). He would row back and forth to the island in his small boat come rain or shine. I used to walk our dog along the shore of Patterson's farm opposite the southern end of the island and sometimes see Davy rowing his boat across. In the summer I would go swimming amongst the wreck and sometimes venture out on the mud flats up to my knees in mud, but was always afraid of getting stuck, especially when the tide was coming in. There was always abundant wildlife including many species of birds, seals and fish. I was particularly intrigued by the mullet that would come right up to the shore at high tide, and also the schools of mackerel. John Parkesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-60844216497761357182020-01-25T07:28:16.330+00:002020-01-25T07:28:16.330+00:00Bill, many thanks indeed for that information. Ver...Bill, many thanks indeed for that information. Very interesting. I don't suppose you have any more recollections of Davey Calvert and Taggart? Tim.Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-16083474139140893912020-01-24T12:21:59.631+00:002020-01-24T12:21:59.631+00:00Very interesting articles. I grew up in Killyleagh...Very interesting articles. I grew up in Killyleagh and remember Davey Calvert living on the island . He came across the sound with his bicycle in the punt and would cycle into town . Always looked an idyllic place . I think the island could be reached on foot at low tide.<br />Bill Mcclurg Bill Mcclurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677639868804864222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-18198050803179207492010-12-10T08:26:49.737+00:002010-12-10T08:26:49.737+00:00Super article :)Super article :)Irishladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701265881514164878noreply@blogger.com