BW 14 Dromana
from Racontour Archive 2008 - 2019 Hosted by Racontour and friends
Direction: heading north east Location: Dromana House on the right Coordinates: 52.110828, -7.864237 Nearby Dromana was home to Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond (died 1604) was a noblewoman of the Anglo-Norman FitzGerald dynasty in Ireland. English writers of the Tudor period, including Sir Walter Raleigh, helped popularise "the old Countess of Desmond" as a nickname for her. One estimate placed her age at death in excess of 120 years. Another ranged as high as 140. From the Blackwater Valley playlist compiled and recorded by John Ward © 2011 Racontour Productions
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