New Park, Moville, Co Donegal  

Bence-Jones, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.  

p. 301. “Montgomery of Alamein, V/PB) A house on the northern shore of Lough Foyle, built 1776 by Samuel Montgomery, a prosperous Derry merchant in wines and spirits. The home of Sir Robert Montgomery, one of the founders of British Rule in the Punjab; also of Bishop Montgomery, father of F.M. Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Once, when “Monty” came here on leave from the army,  he had a phobia aabout bovine tuberculosis; and attempted to test his mother’s favourite cow by thrusting a thermometer up its hind quarters; the thermometer broke inside the unfortunate beast, which consequently had to be slaughtered; causing the future Field-Marshal’s popularity with his mother to suffer a sharp, if temporary, decline. New Park was sold by Monty’s eldest brother, Harold Robert Montgomery.”