derrymore house

This National Trust property is open again albeit to a very limited extent after a closure of more than twenty years. The parkland of the eighteenth century thatched cottage once a manor house was laid out by John Sutherland, 1745 to 1826, a disciple of Capability Brown.

There are fine views of the Mournes and Newry. The walled garden is under cultivation and there are some imposing mature trees, including exotics. 18th-century mansion was home to Isaac Corry, General in Chief of the Irish Volunteers and later Chancellor of the Irish Parliament.