WILMOUNT House bolsters the small-world theory that there’s no more than six degrees of separation between any of us, regardless of where we are. Tucked up a tree-lined avenue in Cobh, Co Cork, it seems an unlikely candidate for links with Hollywood and Harry Potter, or the hit TV series, Killing Eve. Other luminaries associated with Wilmount House, on Wilmount Avenue, Carrignafoy, include the Seymour family, prosperous shipping agents. The Seymours lived in the castle for a time, but it burnt down, and they moved to Wilmount House. Val and his wife Millie (also deceased) reared a family of eight in Wilmount House, and there was much music and merriment.

Source: Irish Examiner June 12, 2021 11:00 UTC