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C
urraghmore House near Portlaw, County
Waterford in Ireland is a historic house
and estate and the seat of the Marquess
of Waterford. The estate was part of the grant
of land made to Sir Roger le Puher by King
Henry II in 1177 after the Anglo-Norman
invasion of Wales, and the legacy has lasted
842 years to this day, where the ninth
Marquess of Waterford, Henry de la Poer
Beresford, aka ‘Tyronie’ to the polo fraternity,
resides with his wife Amanda.
To maintain a legacy, you must have
a true passion for its survival, and this is
something that the Beresfords have
maintained within polo, with a five-
generation dynasty of polo players, which
started with Lord William Beresford VC.
Lord William learned to play polo while
stationed with the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers
at Islandbridge Barracks, Dublin in 1870, and
was awarded the Victoria Cross for an act of
valour during the battle of Ulundi in 1879.
Sergeant Fitzmaurice of the 24th
Regiment of Foot was trapped underneath
his horse and even though the Zulus were
Opposite:
The grand Curraghmore House
in Ireland.
This page, from top:
Lord Patrick
Beresford, the 8th Marques of Waterford, Prince
Philip and Paul Withers with the Gold Cup they
won in 1969. Lord William Beresford’s act of
bravery during the battle of Ulundi in 1879
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