Seaforde

Seaforde is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Naghan,^[1] one mile (1.6 km) north of Clough on the main Ballynahinch to Newcastle road. It is part of the Newry, Mourne and Down area.

History

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The village is named after the Forde family, who descend from Nicholas Forde of Dunboyne

Seaforde became the family's principal place of residence.

Seaforde House

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Mathew Forde (1675-1729) built the original mansion on the Seaforde demesne, which lies to the north of the village. It was rebuilt in 1819, after a destructive fire, by Mathew Forde, MP (1785-1837) to create the present house, a neo-classical building of seven bays and three storeys over a basement, the top storey being treated as an attic. There is a five-bay frontage faced in sandstone ashlar.

The estate was at one time the home of the Lecale Hunt, and later the East Down Hunt. Seaforde was the birthplace of Colonel

• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

References

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Notes

54°18′N 5°50′W / 54.300°N 5.833°W / 54.300; -5.833