The windows at the Kilmurry Independence museum look out over the rural landscape which was once Delacour farmland. I asked one of the volunteers if he could point out where Charles Beamish had had his racetrack. He offered to drive me down to see it up close. Noel Howard has an in depth knowledge of the history of the areas and showed me several points of interest so I felt very privileged. Perhaps he is been a a descendant of Charles Beamish's first wife, Louisa Howard.
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| The Beamish Line heading towards Delacour villa |
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Where the racecourse was in the 1850s
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In 1851 Charles a horse-racing fan advertised his racecourse "A better racecourse there cannot be and the view of every part of it is complete from a conical hill which rises from the winning post a natural amphitheatre large enough to accommodate 20,000 spectators and enable them to see distinctly every movement from every horse." (Source: Michael Galvin, To Make a Railway).
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| A peep of Delacour villa from the road |
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