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| Ghost Story - Loftus Hall | ||||||
| Thanks to Niall Harpur from Co. Wexford in Ireland, who kindly pointed me to this story of Loftus Hall. | ||||||
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| Dr.
Micky Loftus from Crossmollina |
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| My
wife Nanette and I just got back from a few weeks in Western Ireland
and had a wonderful time in Galway and County Mayo. There was an interesting
individual we met while visiting - Dr. Micky Loftus from Crossmollina
in County Mayo. It seems that everyone we met from North to Southern
Ireland was stating the Dr. Loftus was more famous than the Irish
President. His stature was established having been President of the
Gaelic Athletic Association - but then subsequently stepping down
due to his belief that drinking and sports should not mix - this was
when Guiness came to be a corporate sponsor for the GAA games. All of the best, Joe Loftus |
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| Fethard
Castle |
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| Thought
you might be interested to know that I just came back from a trip
to Ireland. We came across a huge house that I found fascinating.
It looked like the kind of house that Miss Havisham from Great Expectations
would live in!! I wanted to go and have a look but the gates were
locked and there was a notice saying "Trespassers will be prosecuted.
Guard dogs on Patrol". There was a plaque outside the gates saying
that this mansion belonged to a family in the 13 th centruy and then
in the sixteenth or seventeenth came into the possesion of the Loftus
Family. The present Mansion which was in Hook, County Wexford/Wicklow
was built in 1872 and has a lot of ghost stories attached to it apparently.
A lttle furthur away we went to see the remains of Fethard Castle
which was abandoned in 1922 by the Loftus family when they moved to
Loftus Hall. I got really interested in this family which is why I
was looking info up on the internet and came across your site. Hope this was of some interest. Any information would be gratefully received. I'm fascinated. Lucy Ramsden. - queenl@madasafish.com |
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| New
friendships |
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 The
Loftus homepage is responsible for a delightful evening that took
place on October 29, 1996 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. After sharing
information from the Loftus homepage, I began communicating from Dallas,
Texas with Dr. Barbara Loftus-Coll and her husband, Irish sculptor
John Coll. They graciously invited my companion and I to dinner at
their home where we met their brilliant daughter Becky.It was a delightful evening. Meeting these charming people from Ireland [Barbara works in Amsterdam but they are returning to Ireland], was like a burst of sunshine in a cold country filled with rude natives. Though we live 5000 miles apart, a new friendship was formed -- and it all began in cyberspace. |
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| The
first Marquess of Ely |
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 It
is necessary to go back a generation to his uncle, Henry, Earl of
Ely, who was an Irish M.P from 1747-1769. He was the first head of
the family to establish a separate Loftus party in the Irish House
of Commons which comprised at least 8 MPs and was thus a major grouping
in the parliament.Henry, Earl of Ely, died, with no surviving issue, in 1783, and all his peerages became extinct. The heir to all his estates was his sister's son, Charles Tottenham, who assumed the name of Loftus, and began the process of using his electoral interest to secure the recreation of the family honours. He was initially undecided about the merits of the Act of Union. However, during the summer of 1799 he and his political following decided to back the measure . His support and loyalty were rewarded by his promotion to the marquessate and a U.K barony in 1801. The Duke of Portland, the British Home Secretary, wrote to Marquess Cornwallis, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, that if any marquessates were created, '...that it should be confined to Lord Ely, whose influence is so extensive, and has of late been so usefully employed. |
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| 11th
Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the Civil War |
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| Hi
Duane, You and I are acquainted with each other via Pub Games, where we meet by chance from time to time (I'm the one that's raising the German Shepherd guide dog puppy, Zelda). My great-great-uncle was in the 11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. I was browsing the regimental roster and noticed a Loftus, which you might want to include in the tidbits section of your web page. |
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Martin
Loftus was a member of Company C of the 11th Massachusetts.
Bob Morss |
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| The
Loftus Special |
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| From
the book: |
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| Crushed
Ice |
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Mix
in a shaker with 1 scoop of crushed ice. Strain into a highball glass
filled with fresh crushed ice. Garnish with an orange slice, maraschino cherry and mint sprig. |
Enjoy! |
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| And
finally... |
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| Did
you know that a former Lord Mayor of Dublin was Sean 'Dublin Bay'
Loftus? He's also a Barrister at Law and a well known environmentalist
(he officially changed his middle name to 'Dublin Bay'). I believe
his family is originally from County Mayo. He lectures in Law in the Dublin Institute of Technology. Best regards, Kathy Hall |
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| And a former U.S. Ambassador to Norway was Thomas A. Loftus | ||||||
| The rugby Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa is called Loftus. | ||||||
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