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Date

26 September, 1815

Artist

Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (1776-1840)

Collection

Private Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

Initialled: "MRK". Extensive inscription relates the story of the man who built this window and his trip to Scotland to build a house for a 'Great Man'.
Inscribed, upper right: "Ballycastle Co. Antrim. / This is supposed to be the earliest building in this part of the country / The remains of a Window in Culfaighterin from whence is a noble view of the Romantic Valley of Glenshogh in which are several remains of Old Castles. / Castle [Cauy?], Cloghna Roban, Doon to more. / There all still some remain of, as well as of Mc[Lullians] Grave. / Goban [?] is the name of the Builder or Architect of all the Buildings hereabouts [Landed ... by ...?] / It is related by the inhabitants of the Glen that in Old Times Goban [...] and his son went to Scotland to build a Pallace for a Great man there. When the Building was completed nearly it was the determination of the Greatman to put Gobanseer to death which he discovering pretended that he could not perfect the work without sending to his wife for a something which would do so - / He invited the Gtman's [Great mans] son to accompany his own son who was to return to Gl[?] for the something which was accordingly granted & they carried their message / […] in a […] / a Twist against a Twist which she understanding: refused to let the Greatman’s son return until her Husband was sent for him".
Collective Title: From the first of three bound volumes containing sketches by Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (1776-1840).

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Courtesy of a private collector

Location

Magherintemple, Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Country

Northern Ireland