Fota House
is located near Cork City, Co. Cork in the Republic of Ireland.
We have been there often, and it is historical and very beautiful.
One can almost feel the history that has occurred there. The house
is under the administration of The Irish Heritage Trust, and restoration
is now going on. These photos have been taken on our recent trips
there. We always seem to go there when in Ireland. I am sure we
will, in the Fall of 2009 when perhaps we shall return to that
beautiful and very green land. The House sits on an island sharing
a very large park area with a zoo and beautiful gardens. We always
walk through the Gardens after parking in the parking areas, and
that gives one a wonderful view of the beauty of the gardens.
A picture of Fota
House and grounds
"Remember me in the family
tree My name, my days, my strife; Then I'll ride upon the wings
of time And live an endless life."
---Linda Goetsch
Fota House Entrance
Photo by Susan
"Think of your forefathers!
Think of your posterity."
-- John Adams
A different view
of the house
Photo by Susan
"To be ignorant of what
occurred before you were born is to remain perpetually a child.
For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into
the life of our ancestors by the records of history? "
---Marcus Tullius Cicero
Hallway at entrance
with magnificent columns
May 2009
Photo by BT
"One must always maintain one's
connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
To remain in touch with the past requires a love of memory. To
remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative
effort." --
Gaston Bachelard
John Smith Barry,
the master of the House
A painting in his
study/office in Fota House
May, 2009
Photo by BT
"A family tree can wither
if nobody tends it's roots."-unknown
An urn and a vase
in one of the areas near the entrance
May 2009
Photo by BT
"May you look back on the
past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future."
-- Paul Dickso
The dining room
May, 2009
"Nothing changes more constantly
than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not
consist of what actually happened, but of what men believe happened."
-- Gerald W. Johnson
The beautiful ceiling
in the Red Room
May, 2009
"The past, though it cannot
be relived, can always be repaired."
-- John La Farge
More of the beautiful
ceilings in the house
May, 2009
Photo by BT
"The past is a foreign country;
they do things differently there."
--- Leslie Poles Hartley
The Red Room
Photo by BT
"Family faces are magic
mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past,
present and future."
-- Gail Lumet Buckley
