Dromalane House Picture (Grave of Hentie)

Dueling Dragons is over 500 pages, so Marjorie and I were reluctant to add more pages. Consequently most of the illustrations are placed at the end of chapters, using pages which would otherwise have been blank to permit chapters to begin on odd pages. This picture shows the graves at Dromalane House, with that of Hentie Mitchel Martin in the center, and Hill Irvine (James Harshaw's landlord) on the right..

Here is text from the book: "County Down 100 Years Ago, A Directory" by George Bassett from the Google book website:

"Thomson JP Altnaveigh House Mr T D Arcy Hoey JP Dromalane House and Mr James M Mahon JP Bellevue Mr Barcroft's place has a glen formed by the action of a mountain stream which in its course from a high elevation produces several cascades and pools framed by trees of lordly proportions and by ornamental shrubs into pictures of sylvan beauty sweetly and refreshingly inviting The walks through the glen by the kindness of Mr Barcroft are open to the public Mr Hoey's place Dromalane House has a park of 6J acres in which some of the loveliest effects of landscape gardening are visible There are grottoes open rock work a cascade and two trout ponds fed by a sparkling brook and shaded by large trees which have captivated the hearts of a colony of rooks Dromalane House is near the Dromalane Spinning Mill and was the residence of its original owner the late Mr Hill Irvine It occupies the site of the birthplace of John Mitchel and he died in it Mr Irvine was married to one of Mr Mitchel's sisters John Martin also a brother in law of Mr Mitchel's caught cold while attending the funeral of the latter arid died in the same house Along the Downshire road are many private residences of a most substantial sort some of them being very elegant The road begins at the junction of Trevor Hill and Sandy's street and is marked by a tall granite monument which perpetuates the memory of Trevor Corry whose services as a magistrate secured him much public respect Among the handsome private places in the vicinity of Newry are Ivy Lodge residence of Mrs Swanzy Sheepbridge House residence of Mrs Cowan and Ashgrove residence of Mr Moorhead Ashgrove House was built by Mr John O Hare for the late Mr JM Magee Sessional Crown solicitor for county Armagh and cost 4,000 Some of the finest buildings in Newry notably the large flour mills of Messrs Sinclair & Son were erected under contract by Mr O Hare On the Rathfriland Road above the town is the Crown Fort from the antiquarian point of view most interesting of the sights of Newry It is an earth work 112 feet high with a base almost circular having a circumference of 585 feet The fosse surrounding it is 20 feet broad and 10 feet in depth It is supposed that the celebrated battle of Magh Rath 637 was fought in the valley around this mount instead of at Moira Domnahll the chief king and the forces of the southern provinces were opposed by king Cougal of Ullagh at the head of an army composed of his own people and of mercenaries Cougal was defeated and slain Shane O Neill 1567 in his rebellion against the English also used the Crown Fort as a base of operations"