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  • Springhill: An Old Ulster House and the People Who Lived in It
  • Dewey Decimal Number: 941.6 LENO
  • No. of Copies: 2
  • Author: Mina Lenox-Conyngham
  • Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
  • Publication Date: 2005
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  • Publisher City: Belfast
  • No. of Pages: 270
  • ISBN: 9781903688380
  • Format: Hardcover
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Synopsis

Long-awaited, this reprint of the history of one of Ulster's most enchanting houses, Springhill near Moneymore, County Londonderry, will be an invaluable companion to those interested in the history of Mid-Ulster, the Plantation and Ulster families with Scottish origins. Now owned and managed by the National Trust, the house and grounds retain a unique and delightful atmosphere. It was home to ten generations of the Conyngham (later the Lenox-Conyngham) family, and their story is richly documented from the family's own papers and told in a colourful narrative by the last chatelaine of the house, Mina. She was a formidable character in her own right and her tale gives a period insight into the self-confidence of the rural gentry class and their loyalties in early 20th-century Ulster. This new volume published by the Ulster Historical Foundation provides not only the original text but many new and excellent illustrations as well as a corrected family tree. These additions give a marvellously enhanced picture of this family home with its intact collections and wonderful setting close to the shores of Lough Neagh.
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