23-683: Earl Annesley , of Castlewellan in the County of Down , is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created on 17 August 1789 for Francis Annesley, 2nd Viscount Glerawly , with special remainder to his younger brother the Honourable Richard Annesley. He had previously represented Downpatrick in the Irish House of Commons . The titles of Baron Annesley , of Castlewellan in the County of Down , and Viscount Glerawly , in
46-557: A large Republican commemoration of the 1916 Rising was held in the town. A march, commemorating the 1981 hunger strikes , was also held there in 2018. Throughout the course of the Troubles, the area had a significant paramilitary presence, mostly involving Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) activity. In 2009, the Real Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility a car bomb which had been abandoned in
69-755: A population between 2,500 and 4,999 people). On the day of the 2011 census (27 March 2011), the usually resident population of Castlewellan was 2,782, accounting for 0.15% of the NI total. Of these: In the 2001 census, Castlewellan was also classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On that census day (29 April 2001), there were 2,392 people living in Castlewellan. Of these: Slieve Croob Slieve Croob (from Irish Sliabh Crúibe 'mountain of
92-539: A population of 2,782 people in the 2011 census . Castlewellan has a wide main street which runs through two main squares lined with chestnut trees. The town was designed by a French architect for the Annesley family . The Annesley family did not always own the land as they bought it from the Maginess family, then owners of what is now Castlewellan Christian Conference Centre and Castlewellan Forest Park . Castlewellan
115-403: A well-defined shape when it was built. Still, over time it has slipped and been damaged by visitors. Irish folklore holds that it is bad luck to damage such cairns. Some of its stones have been piled into smaller cairns on top of it, which led to the summit being nicknamed 'The Twelve Cairns'. Traditionally, people would gather on the summit at Lughnasadh where they would add a stone to one of
138-505: Is 2 miles (3 km) south west of Castlewellan off the A25 road to Rathfriland . Also nearby is Legannany Dolmen , approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north near the village of Leitrim , on the slopes of Slieve Croob . Goward Dolmen is a megalithic monument 2 miles (3.2 km) from Hilltown on the road to Castlewellan. The huge granite capstone of this structure has slipped from its original horizontal position. 12 July 1849 saw
161-475: Is now Castlewellan Forest Park. The castle is now used as a privately run Christian conference centre, and is not generally open to the public. According to the Sunday Times Insight Team, the entire village (the population then was given as 819) was bound over to keep the peace for a year in 1953 after disorder at an Orange walk . A number of incidents occurred in Castlewellan during
184-731: Is situated in the outskirts of the town and takes its name from the town's parish name. Castlewellan lake plays host to the Queen's Regatta, and formerly hosted the annual Irish University Rowing Championships. Castlewellan Forest Park hosted the All British Open Field Archery Championships in May 2011. Castlewellan is classified as an intermediate settlement by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with
207-713: Is the third son of the 9th Earl and his wife Nora Harrison. He was educated at Strode's Grammar School , Egham , Surrey. In 1949 he joined the Royal Air Force as an airman and in 1968 was a warrant officer . On 23 June 1956 he married Audrey Mary Goodwright, daughter of Ernest Stanley Goodwright. In 1997 he became a Fellow of the International Association of Book-Keepers. In 1999 his address was 16 Coltash Road, Furnace Green , Crawley , West Sussex . On 11 March 2011 he succeeded his brother as Earl Annesley, Viscount Glerawly, and Baron Annesley, all in
230-602: Is unique within Ireland due to its tree-lined squares both in the old town (upper square) and new town (lower square) as well as its very wide main street. The old market house in the upper square was built in 1764 and now houses the public library. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes the Drumena Cashel - a small stone-built farmstead enclosure (or cashel ) from the Early Christian period. It
253-536: The Dolly's Brae conflict . Up to 1400 armed Orangemen marched from Rathfriland to Tollymore Park near Castlewellan, County Down . On their homeward journey, shots were fired and police were unable to control the situation. None of the Orangemen were harmed, but it was estimated that about 80 Catholics were killed and homes burnt. Castlewellan Castle , a Scottish baronial castle of 1856, Castlewellan Lake in what
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#1732779961613276-614: The peerage of Ireland . He has three children: Castlewellan Castlewellan (from Irish Caisleán Uidhilín 'Hugelin's Castle') is a small town in County Down , in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea . It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Downpatrick . It lies between the Mourne Mountains and Slieve Croob . It had
299-673: The County of Fermanagh, were created in the Peerage of Ireland on 20 September 1758 and 14 November 1766 respectively for his father William Annesley, who sat as Member of the Irish Parliament for Midleton . Annesley was the sixth son of the Honourable Francis Annesley, fourth son of Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia . The first Earl Annesley had several illegitimate children but no legitimate issue. He
322-536: The Troubles . For example, in January 1980, three members of the Ulster Defence Regiment were killed in a Provisional Irish Republican Army land mine attack on their mobile patrol near Castlewellan. Those killed included James Cochrane (21, a Catholic), Robert Smyth (18, a Protestant), and Richard Wilson (21, a Protestant). Castlewellan has historically been an Irish Republican town. In 2016,
345-413: The area. Castlewellan Forest Park and Castlewellan Lake are situated to the northwest of the village. The arboretum in the park was begun in 1740 and contains plants and trees from several different countries, including Spain, Mexico and Wales; the 'Castlewellan Gold' form of Leyland Cypress – originating from a single mutant tree in the arboretum and widely propagated from the 1970s – was selected by
368-466: The family failed in 1957 on the death of his son, the eighth Earl. He was succeeded by his third cousin once removed, the ninth Earl. He was the great-great-grandson of the Hon. Robert Annesley, second son of the second Earl. As of 2014 the titles are held by the ninth Earl's third son, the twelfth Earl, who succeeded his elder brother in 2011. Michael Robert Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley (born 4 December 1933)
391-534: The family failed on the death of his only son, the sixth Earl, who was killed during the First World War . During his life in 1884 the Earl had a property named the 'Moorish tower' constructed, only for it to become ruin before a century later. The late Earl was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Earl. He was the son of the Hon. William Octavius Beresford Annesley, sixth son of the third Earl. This line of
414-587: The fourth Earl. He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby and was an Irish representative peer in the House of Lords from 1857 to 1874. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl. He was a soldier and also represented County Cavan in Parliament as a Conservative. Between 1877 and 1908 he sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer. His line of
437-747: The hoof') is a mountain with a height of 534 metres (1,752 ft) in the middle of County Down , Northern Ireland . It is the heart of a mountainous area, the Dromara Hills, north of the Mourne Mountains . It is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is the source of the River Lagan . There is a small road to the summit, where there is an ancient burial cairn and several transmitter stations with radio masts . It has wide views over all of County Down and further afield. The Dromara Hills also includes Slievenisky, Cratlieve, Slievegarran and Slievenaboley. Slieve Croob may have been
460-421: The mountain named Brí Erigi or Brí Airige in medieval writings. The cairn on its summit is believed to be the remains of an ancient burial mound , possibly of a passage tomb like the one on Slieve Gullion . In the 19th century it was recorded to be 77 yards (70 m) around and 18 yards (16 m) in "conical height", with forty-two "pillar stones" or kerbstones around the edge. The cairn would have had
483-593: The park director, John Keown, being first named Cupressus macrocarpa Keownii, 1963. The Peace Maze was constructed in the park between 2000 and 2001. Until 2007 it was the longest permanent hedge maze in the world. Schools serving the Castlewellan area include: Castlewellan railway station was opened on 24 March 1906 by the Great Northern Railway of Ireland , but closed on 2 May 1955. Trains used to connect Newcastle and Belfast via Lisburn. The Celtic Fusion International Musical Arts Festival
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#1732779961613506-442: Was held annually in the town for a number of years, starting in 2002. The Soma Festival is an annual festival held in the town since 2013. It is a festival of live music , family, well-being , food and drink . The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Castlewellan GAC , is based in the village. Other local sports clubs include the association football (soccer) club, Castlewellan Town FC. Kilmegan Amateur Boxing Club
529-464: Was succeeded (in the earldom according to the special remainder) by his younger brother, the second Earl. He had earlier represented seven different constituencies in the Irish Parliament and served as a Commissioner of Customs for Ireland. His eldest son, the third Earl, sat in the British House of Commons as the representative for Downpatrick . On his death the titles passed to his eldest son,
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