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C O U N T Y F E R M A N A G H , E N G L A N D
T h e R i g h t H o n o u r a b l e E a r l o f E r n e
The Earls of Erne, with so many battles and titles to their name, were headily
involved with Proud Edward, Hammer of the Scots (King Edward I), in the
1200s. That Royal world has had them interwoven ever since those ancient
days as Royal commanders, Lords in Waiting, Royal Pages, and with closely
loyal, Royal Godparents. Battles were also the essence of this family heritage, so,
along with so many of the owners of the Stately Homes, Lord Erne’s father was
killed commanding troops in action in WWII. With the Earls of Lytton and the
Dukes of both Westminster and of Abercorn (both Knights of the Garter) as first
cousins, the aristocratic kinship group of old is as tight as ever. The collections
of finest furniture and paintings, acquired in each successive generation, followed
as automatic for a powerful family only ordering the best. The greatest in the
land bought the greatest in the land! Fantastical Crom Castle was, at last, rebuilt
overlooking the great lakes of County Fermanagh in Ireland, by Royal architect
Blore, famous for his Houses of Parliament in London and Russia. The castle
has all the spires and roof-scape splendour of architect Blore’s wild imagination.
