Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-30
Pretty Little Fishing Village on
the Irish River SUR.
SEAT OF THE BERESFORDS
Home of Men Famous in Ancient
and Modern Times.
MOTTO AND TRAITS OF THE MEN
Irish Charity, Wit and Ingenuity.
Barney and Queen Elisabeth.
Silent Monks.

: Barney and Queen Elisabeth.
Silent Monks.
By WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
8 WATERFORD, July n, 1908.
have often been told to go
to Ballyhack," and many time
have heard people wish that some
: body with whom they were offended
i might go to Ballyhack, but I have never
. had an opportunity to do so myself until
4 now. and I am none the worse for It,
Indeed, Ballyhack is quite an attractive
place. pretty little fishing village of
about 100 people on the bank Of the River
SUR. eight miles south Of the city of
Waterford and nine miles from the sea.
!, 1t is not considered profane to condemn
a person to Ballyhack any more than to
Halifax. even though you may have an
other place In your mind at the time.
It's a delightful excursion from Water
J ford in a jaunting car through fertile
; farms and veivety meadows to the town
Of Passage, whence q boatman will take
you across the river to Ballyhack with
it's group of stone buildings. fish packing
| h0nSoS b
tall picturesque old tower rising from
their midst. by the roadside. the top is
crumbling. The stones are loose, put
the walls for sixty feet or more from the
ground are yet solid and quite as nrm
as they were when they were erected by
the knights Templar Thousand years
ago to defend what was then as now one
of the most convenient landing places on
the river
Tintern and Dunbrody Abbeys.
Tintern Abbey monastery of great
sanctity and once the abode Of many
; learned men. lies inland a few miles, and
Dunbrody Abbey, Of equal extent and
reputation, is in the same neighborhood.
+ They were built by the son-in-law OF
Strongbow. way back in the twelfth cen.
fury, and now belong to Mr.. Barrett
Hamilton, an English gentleman Of means
and leisure who keeps them in excellent
condition and generously gives everybody
the privilege of visiting them.
It is believed the tower at Ballyhack
was Intended as an outpost for the pro-
lection of these two monasterles against
pirates and other marauders, and the
monks stored their arms, ammun1tlons
and provisions there
Homes Of Ely and Templemore.
There is no dock at Ballyhack. The
) fishboats are hauled up on the gravel
beach and their cargoes are carried across
a narrow roadway in big baskets to the
packing houses. where they are cleaned
and sailed or shipped fresh to London
and Liverpool. Ballyhack is at the bot
tom of q narrow valley which leads
gradually up to the top of the bluff where
the Marquis of Ely has country seat
; and Lord Templemore beautiful villa
situated In grove mile or SO from the
sea. Lady Templenore Is a granada ugh
! ter Of the great Earl Of SALISBURY one
! of the most famous philanthropists that
ever lived
Il Seat Of the Beresfords.
;. Curragmore the seat of the famous
/ Beresford family. 10 twelve miles In the
opposite direction from Waterford, over
hill and down dale and through a most
delightful country. 1t is an ancient place,
J for the Beresfords are very old family.
descended from Sir Robert le Poer, who
landed with Prince John at Waterford in
11S5. Sir Robert was given vast tract
OF land that had belonged to an Irish
earl who refused to submit to>the sover-
eighty of the Norman king. That was
the fashion in those days. when people
were not SO particular about the rights of
others as at present. In this highly moral
and righteous generation there's a court
sitting regularly to hear any complaints
tenant may wish to make concerning
the rent exacted for his farm or his cot
tage. difference OF opinion over q bed
Of turnips or a rabbit or any other kind of
bird is argued one side and then the
other by the lawyers. and many people
are questioned to ascertain which is
wrong and who is right. But at the date
when the first Beresford arrived at Wa
terford from over the channel his jesty
the king decided the ownership OF the ter
ritory in Ireland according to his whims.
| A frown could cost a man farm, and q
| smile could win him one.
| Some Of the Beresfords.
But life has not been all sunshine and
taffy for the Beresfords. They have had
their troubles like the rest Of US. In 1910
the wife Of John lie Poer was burned as a
witch-one of the great-grandmothers of
that much beloved and hearty old sailor.
admiral Of the north Atlantic fleet of
| Great Britain. who visited us only a few
| years ago and made SO many friends
| among the people of America.
| The motto of the Beresford family Is
| not exactly what one would expect, know
ing the character, disposition and habits
| Of some Of the men. It is mi Nisi
| Cruce"-No Dependence but the Cross. I
suppose 1T is all right for Lord Charles |
Beresford, the Fighting Bob Evans of
the British navy, to- wear those words
| it is said. do not always At that pious |
phrase. The people round here are very
proud Of him, and Of Earl Roberts also
both fighters from their very cradles"
/ a
| "And there was Bill Beresford," he con.
tinued, "a gallant soldier and the best |
horseman in Ireland-good old 'Ulundi |
BILL as he was fondly known. There |
| isn't a man between the four seas today |
that can compare with him for a fight or |
frolic. Bill Beresford topped them all.
Encouraged Horse Racing.
"IIe did more to improve and encourage |
horse racing in Ireland than any man
that ever lived except it was his father, |
Lord Henry Beresford. the third marquis |
of Waterford. They called him the Mes |
| tor of the Irish turf, and he did deeds of
daring and devilment in every corner of
the world. His lordship was killed in the |
saddle, the place where ne preferred to
die, for, 1t Is said. he loved horses as
much as men. and there was mourning
in all ireland. His son Bill took closely
after him. AS colonel Of the 9th Lancers
Bill saved the British forces at the battle |
of Ulundi and was given q big jeweled |
star and q Victoria cross for the lob. |
| But Charley is just as good q man as he. |
The Beresfords are all fighters. No fam
| lily In Ireland has drawn the sword so
often or 80 effectively, even II you 70 |
back to the invasion Of the Normans.
| when they first came into the country.
So what's the matter with the motto-.No
lDspendence but the Crosse"