Clandeboye
The astounding 2,000-acre estate in Northern Ireland that is home to Lindy, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, is a frozen-in-amber reflection of the British Empire at its peak. Read the complete article.
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The east front of the mansion house at Clandeboye, which dates from 1801 and is one of Ireland’s largest and oldest estates.
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Lady Dufferin, 67, is a member of the fabled Guinness family by both birth and marriage. Her father, Loel Guinness, came from the so-called banking branch of the clan; in 1964 Lindy married a distant cousin from the brewing side, Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, the Fifth Marquess of Dufferin and Ava.
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Decorated with souvenirs and treasures collected in East Asia by the First Marquess, a noted diplomat, the double staircase is the heart of the house.
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All the bedrooms are named after places the First Marquess was sent en poste. This one is known as “France.”
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All view of the the “Paris” bedroom.
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Sir Harold Nicolson, nephew of the First Marquess, called the library “one of the pleasantest rooms on earth.” The bookcases are inscribed in gilt with the names of Greek gods.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows in the gallery.
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Lady Dufferin dotes on her estate’s 130 heifers, who are the source of England’s lauded Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt. (Here, she poses with cow trainer Mark Logan and Willow, who was voted Ireland’s Supreme Champion, Cow of the Year.)
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In the past decade, Lady Dufferin has returned to painting. Here, “The Library at Clandeboye, Morning Light,” a 2003 oil work.
To see more work, click [HERE](http://www.browseanddarby.co.uk/artists.aspx?id=cf5ddaa9a9d44e0aadb3bef08463 80ff&action=artist).
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Heraldry, weaponry and hunting prizes line the inner hall, a later addition to the house.
