In 1983 my wife, five year old daughter and I arrived in the
village of Adaire, Ireland to visit her father who was the engineer in charge of
developing "Adaire Manor" into an exclusive conference center for his employer.
He had been living for the previous year in the "Dunraven Arms". The local
"upmarket" (& only hotel) in town. We arrived on a Saturday morning and
commenced a regional tour, of gigantic proportions, that lasted the whole of the
two weeks we were there. Sunday was, as I recall, an exploration of every town
& hamlet within twenty five miles of Adaire. To our relief, we "had" to be
back at the Dunraven Arms for early tea. Much to our amusement, we were informed
that the principal reason for returning so early was to see "The Show" which
was, of course, "To The Mannor Born" and had to be seen in the "snug" with all
the other long term guests. As it turned out, my wife & I enjoyed it as much
as the long time viewers and, several years later, were delighted that it was
"picked up" and broadcast by the PBS televison station in Buffalo, New York
about a two hour drive from our home in Toronto. We have all the episodes on
tape except for the "Christmas Special". Now and again, its a trip back in time
to view these episodes again. A Classic, I feel!
--Michael Cassidy
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