Wellington

Another man with very strong local connections, if that's not an understatement, was none other than the great Duke himself. The family home though is something of a ruin and one that doesn't make it into any of the tourist brochures, or at least into any of the ones that I've seen. Located out at Dangan near Summerhill County Meath it rarely gets a mention and that's surprising giving the importance of the man, though maybe his remark about stables and horses added a little bias; but I suspect we are a little negligent when it comes to anything related to heritage. A little of the history of the place is told in the video above and "trimtownnews" can be credited with posting it. Quoting from the above a visitor described it as a place where there was nothing to do but "eat drink and enjoy oneself".

"No sleep till morn
when youth and pleasure meet
to chase the glowing hours
with flying feet"

Byron: "Eve of Waterloo"