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Diary of a Tour in 1732 through parts of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland (Author: John Loveday)
Entry 20
Thursday, 22. — Colonel [Mr] Flower's Seat at Durrow was built in 1716 on Arches; 'tis a large & elegant building of a White Stone ye Offices answering regularly to ye Right & Left. It stands on a high ground, ye Walks in ye Woods very much admir'd. The Rooms are
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not large, nor is there a grand Stair-case; indeed it is not all finish'd.36 Pictures of ye present Lord Lieutenant, ye Duke of Dorset & his Dutchess, who were entertain'd here by Flower; He, according to ye general affected custom of ye Countrey, is call'd Colonel, bec. He has that Title in ye Militia. The Church at Durrow is a late Stone building. The Irkin runs here, and about a quarter of a Mile off is ye Neor, or Neure, which parts from ye Queen's County.
From Durrow to Barnock-hill, in ye Queen's County, 2 Miles; to Athy, in ye County of Kildare, 12; to Brea, 1 Mile. Barnock-hill is a Market-town, and all to day We rode up & down Hill.