I hope you have enjoyed reading about Rostrevor’s fascinating history, so much fascinating heritage all in one little corner of the world and we’re all very proud of that. The Next set of Blogs will be focusing on all the wonderful places to explore and visit in Rostrevor but before moving away from History I felt you might like to read about a certain Famous Author that visited Rostrevor.
As the the title gives away (Spoiler Alert) Well renowned Author CS Lewis famous for his Book series the Chronicles of Narnia visited Rostrevor and was completely overwhelmed by its beauty. The Narnia Stories are well known especially since many of them have been made into successful feature films however the most iconic Narnia tale is “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” and Rostrevor has paid tribute to this. I seem to be digressing so to continue CS Lewis fell in love with Rostrevor and it is within Rostrevor he envisioned Narnia. He speaks of this in these immortal words
“That Part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia”
Indeed if you were to visit that area then you would understand so to give you an idea here is a picture of the said area. Used a picture with it in the snow to make it all the more magical
Given that “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” set’s Narnia in a blanket on snow, the snow truly adds to the ambiance of the picture. CS Lewis himself also dreamed of seeing Ireland (Or Northern Ireland as it has been termed down here) or more accurately Ulster in the snow as it inspired him greatly as the quote below emphasizes.
“I yearn to see County Down in the Snow, one almost expects to see a march of dwarfs dashing past. How I long to break into a world where such things were true “
Rostrevor has never forgotten its connection with such a imaginative and phenomenal author and is the last few years has paid tribute to him by creating the Rostrevor Narnia Trail situated within Kilbroney Park. There will be a more detailed upcoming post about this spot as I highlight all of Rostrevor’s Beauty Spots. In the Meantime here is a photo of the Entrance to the Narnia Trail in the snow. Old Cs Lewis would have loved this.
The Heart of Rostrevor 