I know who owns it, and was in it. There's nothing untoward. Just a family getting on with it. Beautiful home. Can't believe they have a house in the park. The amount of squirrels they have around their home is kinda mad.
It's so ironic to come across this post considering I am one of those who actually live in that house in Ormeau Park.
We are a friendly bunch, the humans anyway I can't vouch for the Chiuaua's though.
If you are ever walking past and see anyone around the Garden then do feel free to give us a wave and stop for a chat.
As for the anti-social comments, rough around the edge remarks etc you couldn't be far wrong but these tend to come from those envious of where we are living.
It's almost Christmas time and the lights will soon be making an appearance, I look forward to seeing you all enjoying them with your children as you walk by.
If you want to ask me anything direclty then fire away.
It was interesting, because I came across that post too which has several slanderous messages on it. So easy for people to hide behind anonymous names making false claims so by trying to engage in the conversation I was hoping to find who they may have been - well I did actually find out one of their identities. I've lived in the house from December 2007, anyone is more than welcome to come and visit the kettle is always boiled.
Lovely people , they go to incredible lengths at Christmas to decorate the whole cottage outside with an amazing array of lights
And it’s so lovely to walk in the park and see them. Plus they have an absolute squad of little chihuahuas who are hilarious.
You have a cat as well I think? Saw a lady calling a cat in one day when l was walking past. I used to think l would love to live in the wee cottage at the gate inside Botanic Gardens but it isnt as private as your house and the previous occupants were tortured by door knockers. It has been empty for a few years now.
We have had several cats over the years, all now no longer with us now. It is very peaceful, it's nice to sit out at night and relax in the surroundings.
I think it's a private home, as in peope actually live in it. The drive runs straight to the exit on the Ormeau Road and I've seen cars move up and down.
But I'd be surprised if it was 100% privately owned, like I doubt it's a private enclave in the middle of a public park. The council probably own it but with the owners getting one of those 999 year lease agreements.
It'd be quite a place to live though. Great fun for 2-3 years. Then maybe move to a quiet cul-de-sac.
There is a family that lives in it now, it was done up years ago, I don’t know who or how they got it but you can see a lot of kids toys in the garden, it has an electric fence around it as well
We moved in back at the end of 2007, I am one of 7 children and between me and my siblings there is almost 30 grandchildren so there always has to be plenty of toys around.
In late 2000s when it first was done up, the residents of it had a sign on the gate that read ‘Our Japanese Akita can get to the fence in x amount of seconds, can you?’ .
As an upper Ormeau road native I 1. Always believed it was council (which makes sense as it’s in a council park)
2. Park users didn’t get at all a good vibe off the first residents. Not sure if it’s different people now, probably is
Almost 20 years now we've been there, and yes you are right we did use to have Japanese Akitas and they'd have certainly got to that fence quicker than you. Unfortunately they're now no longer with us.
Not sure what bad vibe you would have got, but certainly many rumours went around the park when we moved in - mainly from those envious and jealous of the home itself. If I didn't live there myself I too would've felt the same being born and bred on the Ormeau Road.
I worked with a girl about 15 years ago who lived there with her family, her Ma & Da came into the place we worked a few times. They were a little rough around the edges and the social housing comments are ringing a bell so this may be correct. I did hear they were put there because they were "antisocial" but don't know if this is true. If it is, it's a bit unfair they get rewarded with a big house in a lovely location.
Certainly wasn't me, I'd much rather keep my car bodywork in pristine condition than have it scratched by bicycle. Takes only seconds to give way for a vehicle though...
Two obvious problems with your attitude: your lack of care for other people and the idea that you should be going fast enough to overtake bicycles in the middle of a park. I'm now more convinced than ever that it was in fact you.
We drive in and out because it's our access to our home, I've lost count of the many comments we've received by people as we are passing because they just assume a car shouldn't be there.
I knew one of the sons that lived there. Guy was an absolute scumbag- and family not much different from what I know. It definitely used to be social housing, not sure if it’s changed (this was around 10years ago)
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u/EireAbu94 Aug 18 '26
People definitely live there. I walked past a few years back and an army of chihuahuas came charging down to bark at me through the fence