I lived there. Nothing inspiring from the outside, the inside was grand, particularly the Long Room, where I remember adults setting up a net during inclement weather and playing badminton; I'm told it was big enough to accommodate tennis as well, but don't recall that. And the cooks always had a treat for hungry children down in the kitchens.
Jeff Jones - 7 years ago
By accident, I came across Farahy in 1997 whilst on holiday in Ireland, where I found a photograph of Bowen's Court in the church This was very significant to me, as a descendent of the Bowen Family of Courthouse, Ilston, in the Gower Peninsula. My ancestor, Nathaniel Bowen (d.1771) was one of the last of the Bowens to live in the Parish of Ilston, at a place called Lunnon. My brother still farms at Lunnon and although living in Cambridge, I also have a house there. Courthouse still exists as a farm, but the ancient house has long gone.
Both Elizabeth Bowen and I are descended from Morgan ap Owen of Swansea, who bought Courthouse from Geoffrey de la Mare in 1441; me from his 4x great grandson, Thomas Bowen and Elizabeth Bowen from his brother, Harry Bowen of Llanellen, the father of the Lieut- Col Henry Bowen who went to Ireland with the Parliamentary Army and was granted land at Farahy.
When Morgan ap Owen died in 1467 he left 7/6d to the Parish Church at Ilston. My family has been associated with this church ever since and when my grandson, Rhys, was baptised there in August 2015, he was the 10th successive generation recorded in the registers. Nathaniel Bowen's daughter, Elizabeth was the first recorded in 1732. Rhys is thus the 17th great grandson of Morgan ap Owen.
I lived there. Nothing inspiring from the outside, the inside was grand, particularly the Long Room, where I remember adults setting up a net during inclement weather and playing badminton; I'm told it was big enough to accommodate tennis as well, but don't recall that. And the cooks always had a treat for hungry children down in the kitchens.
By accident, I came across Farahy in 1997 whilst on holiday in Ireland, where I found a photograph of Bowen's Court in the church This was very significant to me, as a descendent of the Bowen Family of Courthouse, Ilston, in the Gower Peninsula. My ancestor, Nathaniel Bowen (d.1771) was one of the last of the Bowens to live in the Parish of Ilston, at a place called Lunnon. My brother still farms at Lunnon and although living in Cambridge, I also have a house there. Courthouse still exists as a farm, but the ancient house has long gone.
Both Elizabeth Bowen and I are descended from Morgan ap Owen of Swansea, who bought Courthouse from Geoffrey de la Mare in 1441; me from his 4x great grandson, Thomas Bowen and Elizabeth Bowen from his brother, Harry Bowen of Llanellen, the father of the Lieut- Col Henry Bowen who went to Ireland with the Parliamentary Army and was granted land at Farahy.
When Morgan ap Owen died in 1467 he left 7/6d to the Parish Church at Ilston. My family has been associated with this church ever since and when my grandson, Rhys, was baptised there in August 2015, he was the 10th successive generation recorded in the registers. Nathaniel Bowen's daughter, Elizabeth was the first recorded in 1732. Rhys is thus the 17th great grandson of Morgan ap Owen.