New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
LORD coRT.s CASTLE AT CowEs.

Young Lord Gort, who has just attained his ma
iority. the East Cowes Castle. familiar
to every American visitor on the Isle "t wight
presenting il Goes a, most attractive picture
viewed from the Solent rising with its oattle-
mented walls in the midst Of a richly "oooeu uo
main In spite OF its medieval appearance. winch II
enhanced by the ivy that covers its walls II
built only about a hundred years ago d! me
well known architect, Nash. the proteSe Oh 'He
Prince Regent and the designer of the newer poI-
tions of Windsor Castle and Buckingham faIace
a residence for himself. The Lord corr OF ms
day delighted with the place tnat ne en- en-
gagged Nash TO build replica OF II for MN On '
propertv on the banks of Isough Cooter at an eA-
punse of near Ss0.00G. and by strange turn III
the wheel Of fortune the castle on Lough 'oo,e'
has long since passed out Of the possession OF inc
Lords Gort, while Nashs own castle at CoWes mas
become the family's principal home
Lord Gort Is the head Of the houses OF Freh1el -,
gast and OF Vereker. The former was founded os
Maurice Lord of Prendergast. in Pembrokeshiie , =
who one OF the principal lNormah , k,ls'i;s -;
associated with StrongboW Earl OF PENN IN -
The invasion of Ireland. and eventually became
more Irish than the Irish. giving up MS Chs'te "l
Prendergsst in Wales to the knights ol %, %. - M
Of Jerusalem and contenting himself Win ms
estates in the Emerald Isle His son was one ol
the signatorfes Of Magma Charta and HIS grandson
Gerald de Prendergast. founded the Abbey OF
Enniscorthy. The Prendersasts were despoeu ol
their estates by Oliver Cromwell on the occasion
of his invasion of Ireland. and the male e mhe pc
came extinct through the deah ol oti a.
rranAergast Postmaster General Of Ireland III
IN, eighteenth century. He vas succeeded pS liiS
sisters eldest son. John who became me ] nISs -
count C;ort and dying chdless. was succeeded IN
his honors ard estates by the son OF his sister VINO
had married Thomas Fereker
Tbis nephew of his Charles Nereker. VINO az
sumed the name and arms Of Prendersast IN aaal- m IL
1ton 10 his own drove the French out of Ireland IN
1875 General Humbert and his tIencn uo'pS ,Ia "a
landed in Mayo. had routed the BRUSH a. ~ 1,
bar and were on their way inland, when the secohu
Lord C;ort who was then merely C"onel ma ~, i,S
VerrkAr at the head OF a small detachment OF oniy
three hundred men, blocked their way. ana s4Ne
hattie 70 them at COLONY. General Humoeft was
led bv the audacty Of Colonel Nereker A''aSA W ~
believe that the main body Of the British army Wds
a hand, and acting on I'M 60. - ,;,s
beeen a retreat which resulted in hiEht ana 1iS
aster In fact. thanks to this. All oalger " a
T-ranch conquest of Ireland was AZ an ''a
,.ho had been badly wounded just before the CLOS"
Of the engagement received the thanks OF I'ie
T.rlismrnt and authority from the Crown {" adopt
the name 'Coloony' As his iaflill! "o''"' ''' ~
nlamnration Of his victory. So,
rba yerekers let me add. hail from the Nethrf-
lands. and the founder ot the IrSa pla1, ;" n,rtb
line was OF those Flemish geTl'ei'-il \. % ,i W
VINO took service under Charles against
we're sorely used by the latter ana WHO ." s ms
r3etoraton received grants Of land IN lreiah" io'l
hnrIas II in recognition Of their devotion 10 the
cause OF his father
,,,-pNIsttF,I, INSPIRATION FOR "PICKWiCk."
r-,o -re.ept Lord Gort may be said to come from
o--ir- stock especially through his mother 10Y
the widowed Lady Gort is daughter "I f'ou'' y !
Smith surtecs the famous sportsman anu a.. az ~
~ The immortal 'Jorrocks of Hanoley ross anu
90 ..Nr Spouge's Sporting Tour lhuireC'N, W
-, v,,as RESPONSIBLE, for another famous I'su'e ~
literature for IT Jorrocks Whlen ms 81 Sue
,asted the idea Of Pickwick To tharles ~
ard 10 his publishers. Chapman. Hall q seymour.
"a, Cort is rich In her own right anu as sno
has only two boys, the young l"fu 'fo't - % nc =.
Iia - ,,,ct not only bv reason of his title and OF
h{s beautiful country scat at Cowes but also rom
financial point Of view. Few mansions can po,'t ,'
of having been more frequently NiS'e" ~ yTiT
- t-aet rovyes Castle. where George ~, VIII
lam " queen Victoria Napoleon III ana mos -, ~
tho other European sovereigns OF the hlls w,
a,r,. have inscribed their signatures In the vls-
oerH t. faL NAROUISE DE FONTENO1-