Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 20:46:46 -0000
From: auvenj@mailcity.com
Subject: [lpaz-discuss] A sad but true story
To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com
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Just thought I'd pass this along.  Some of you know that I've been 
away on business in Ireland for the last couple of weeks.  Today I 
had some free time and went on a tour of Malahide Castle north of 
Dublin.

The scenery was beautiful both inside and out.  I'll try uploading a 
couple pics to the file area.  We were realed with the tales of how 
the castle was built starting almost a millenium ago.  Originally all 
stone with tiny windows for defense (no glass was available so it was 
essentially open to the elements), no internal lighting.  It was cold 
and damp and dark but it was defensible for the Talbot family which 
is why it was built.  It was held by the Talbot family for over 800 
years, through invasions and fires and wars and barbarians and all 
the usual run of human tragedy.  Over the years,successive 
generations added elaborate paneled walls, lights, bigger windows 
with glass coverings, exquisite furniture, etc.

So what happened to the Talbot family, with 800 years of lineage and 
history building this castle from the very stones in the ground up?  
They're very much alive and well today, but not living in the castle 
their ancestors built for them.  They're living in Australia of all 
places.  Seems in 1975, they were unable to pay the ever-increasing 
inheritance tax when one of their family members died.  So the Irish 
government now owns the property and runs tours daily.

This was sad not only for the Talbots, but becuase the general 
attitude of the tourists was, "See, isn't it great that the 
government took this castle from the Talbots.  Otherwise we wouldn't 
have been able to see it!"

--Jason Auvenshine



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