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Milltown House
Milltown House is a historic building in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The two-storey gabled cottage-style house and gate lodge was constructed in ''c.'' 1836 for Major John Humphreys (father of Cecil Frances Alexander), agent to the 2nd Marquess of Abercorn (later created, in 1868, the 1st Duke of Abercorn), and was designed by William Vitruvius Morrison. At the age of fifteen, Irish hymn-writer and poet, Cecil Frances Alexander, moved into Milltown House, with her family. While living there she wrote and had published a number of books, verses and hymns.''an English rendering of the ancient Gaelic hymn...Alexander did not read Gaelic but worked from several literal and unmusical English translations sent to her by H.H. Dickinson, dean of the Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle.'' The building was the former site of Strabane Grammar School, and during the transition to Strabane Academy at their new building on the High School site, functioned as the Sixth Form Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strabane
Strabane (; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,507 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks Irish border, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. On the other side of the river (across Lifford Bridge) is the smaller town of Lifford, which is the county town of County Donegal, Donegal. The River Mourne flows through the centre of the town and meets the River Finn (County Donegal), Finn to form the Foyle River. A large hill named Knockavoe, which marks the beginning of the Sperrins, Sperrin Mountains, forms the backdrop to the town. History Early history The locale was home to a group of northern Celts known as the Orighella as far back as the fourth cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strabane Grammar School
Strabane Grammar School was a grammar school located just outside Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was within the Western Education and Library Board area. As part of the 2020 scheme, the school was officially shut down on 30 June 2011 to join with Strabane High School, to create Strabane Academy. Location The school was located on of wooded grounds at Milltown House just outside Strabane. It overlooked the River Mourne to the south of the town. History The main school building, Milltown House, was built in 1887 and for a time was the residence of hymn-writer and poet Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, best known for her hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful". Milltown House was used as the headmasters study, the reception, a history room, a staff room, an IT suite and two English rooms. Future Plans Having lain derelict for too many years, the site is in jeopardy of terminal decline, or being sold off by the current owners (the Education Authority) to the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houses In Northern Ireland
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.Schoenauer, Norbert (2000). ''6,000 Years of Housing'' (rev. ed.) (New York: W.W. Norton & Company). Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses generally have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into the kitchen or another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, domes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
