1796 – Parkmount House, Belfast, Co. Antrim

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Described in the 1820s as “The finest house on this road, or perhaps in the parish, is Parkmount, built by the late Mr Cairns, on or near the site of a residence, or hunting lodge, formerly belonging to the Donegall family.” Became as school for several years from 1925 but later demolished in the inter-war years, the house and parkland cleared for housing for the expanding Belfast.