Track 1: Background in England and, on the death of his uncle, inherited Howth Castle Estate, at the age of 25. Track 2: Recalled in detail the dairy at Howth, the quality of the milk, the herdsmen, the mode of transport used to supply the milk locally and the area supplied. Track 3: The development of a golf course in 1973, the first municipal golf course in Ireland. Memories of his late wife Penelope Crewe. Track 4: Recalled the family’s ownership of Baldoyle Racecourse and his days stewarding there. Track 5: Discussed ground rents in the last century, and the right of estate tenants to buy their land. The sale of a portion of the farmland, in order to retain the estate’s viability.

Christopher Gaisford St Lawrence (b. 1930)
Christopher Gaisford St Lawrence (b. 1930)
€7.00 – €15.00
Additional information
Type: | Disk, MP3 |
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Audio series: | Fingal (north Dublin), second series |
Bitrate: | 96 kbps |
Download time limit: | 48 hours |
File size(s): | 5.47 MB, 19.14 MB, 9.85 MB, 10.60 MB, 15.52 MB |
Number of files: | 5 |
Product ID: | CDDNN02-11 |
Subject: | Howth Castle |
Recorded by: | Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore |