点评:I visited Castletown House during Heritage Week for a guided tour of the archive and, separately, the house. Both guides were excellent - the archivist Nicola provided a comprehensive overview of the archive collection, along with detailed and witty discussion of a selection of individual objects.
Fergus, the guide who brought us around the house, provided a nuanced, knowledgable and highly entertaining account of the Connolly family and Castletown House, situating this important site within a wider historical and political context.
Visiting Castletown during Heritage Week highlighted the importance of finally resolving ongoing disruption caused by access issues, so that this site of major significance can be properly maintained and fully appreciated by visitors once again. I was particularly disappointed to see that the Temple, an important neo-classical folly, was covered in graffitti.
翻译:我在遗产周期间参观了卡斯尔敦故居,分别参观了档案馆和故居本身。两位导游都非常出色——档案管理员尼古拉对档案馆藏品进行了全面的概述,并对一些单件藏品进行了细致而诙谐的讲解。
带我们参观故居的导游弗格斯对康诺利家族和卡斯尔敦故居进行了细致入微、知识渊博且极具趣味性的讲解,将这座重要的遗址置于更广泛的历史和政治背景中。
在遗产周期间参观卡斯尔敦故居,凸显了最终解决由通道问题造成的持续干扰的重要性,以便这座意义重大的遗址能够得到妥善维护,并再次让游客充分欣赏。我尤其失望的是,这座重要的新古典主义建筑——圣殿(Temple)竟然被涂鸦覆盖。