| 1835/00/00 |
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Delphi Lodge is built in the 1830s for the Marquis of Sligo (Westport House) as a hunting and fishing lodge. |
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| 1867/00/00 |
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"... unless I make a great mistake, Delphi offers about the best white trout fishing in the kingdom." - A Year of Liberty: Or, Salmon Angling in Ireland, from February 1 to November 1, by Walter Peard |
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| 1903/00/00 |
Edward VII |
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Delphi Lodge is visited by King Edward VII. The royal motor car however broke down in Connemara, where the king and queen were meeting and greeting locals. |
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| 1958/00/00 |
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Trinity College mathematician, Alec Wallace, operates Delphi lodge as though it were an informal fishing house-party, attracting many famous guests, including Nobel Prize winners, poets etc who came to stay, 1958 to 1971. |
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| 1960/00/00 |
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"A Man May Fish" by Judge T C Kingsmill Moore, said to be Ireland's best ever fishing book, devotes a whole chapter to Alec Wallace and Delphi. |
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| 1985/00/00 |
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Peter Mantle, along with friends and investors, restore the Lodge, Cottages and Fishery. |
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| 1995/00/00 |
Charles, Prince of Wales |
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Prince Charles fishes at Delphi Lodge in Co Mayo. |
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