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Encyclopedia > Castle Saunderson

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Castle Saunderson is a castle in Belturbet, Republic of Ireland. It was the family seat of the Sauderson family, who built the original castle in 1573, the present castle dating from the 1840s.[citation needed] A notable member of the family born there was Edward Saunderson, founder of the Ulster Unionist Party. Belturbet (Irish: , literally translated as The Mouth of Tairbert Island) is a town in Ireland, located twelve miles from Cavan town , and sixty seven from Dublin city. ... Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...


Captain Alexander Saunderson sold the Castle in 1977 to a businesssman, who planned to use it as a residence, but this never transpired. It later served as a hotel, but was damaged by fire, the third fire to occur at the Castle. In 1997 it was acquired by Scouting Ireland. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scouting Ireland (Irish: Gasóga na hÉireann) is the national Scouting association of Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) and a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). ...


The Saunderson Castle estate (currently only 103 acres)[citation needed] has an entrance in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. These grounds include a church and family grave yard.[1] Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...


References

  1. ^ http://www.irlfunds.org/your_money_at_work/projects_saunderson.html

 

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