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| NARROW-WATER HOUSE, CO. DOWN. -Ireland possesses few private mansions more commodious and majestic than Narrow-water House, pictured above. It is situated about two miles from the handsome town of Warrenpoint, and was built during the earlier half of this century by Mr. Roger Hall, a large resident landowner of that prosperous district of Ulster. It stands on an elevation that rises above the ruins of the more ancient castle built by James, commonly called "the Great," Duke of Ormond, about the year 1665. He designed it as fortress to protect the passage of the river. It is now a very picturesque relic of a warlike age. The modern house, shown in the sketch, is approached by a splendid avenue of two miles in length from the main gateway of the demesne. This noble causeway is bordered throughout its extent by several lines of stately forest trees. A superb view of the surrounding lovely scenery can be obtained from nearly every portion of the grounds. The edifice was constructed after the plan of a Newry architect, whose name, unfortunately, is not preserved in any published description of the sturcture. He was certainly a man of genius, and Narrow-water House is a lasting monument to his architectural taste and skill. |
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