5th Class History Project 2005
Dromiskin House
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The
present Dromiskin House was built in 1826.
It’s a very important piece of Dromiskin history because the
Primates
(i.e. Bishops)
of
Armagh lived there. The
house that now stands there is a modern house because the old house was
demolished. It was rebuilt in the 19th Century.
In 1350 the Primate of Armagh made Dromiskin his principal residence
since it was within the Pale, and built a large palace in the grounds of
Dromiskin house, approximately where the walled garden is now.
The ruins of this palace were discovered in the early 19th
Century when the place was cleared to build the garden wall.
Milo
Sweetman the Primate died here in 1380 and is buried in the
graveyard. After the Reformation the Primates, now Protestant, moved to
Termonfeckin.
Some
interesting facts
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Tommy
Makem, the singer with the Clancy Brothers, lived in Dromiskin House as well as
the Carrolls, the Crowthers and Miss Halligan.
The McMahons live there now.
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There
was a ballroom that was locked up because of a ghost.
After the party a man was meant to clean it up but he stopped for a rest
and looked in the mirror to see a reflection of a dead person dancing!
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Some
people say that the person died after the dance but we guess we’ll never know!