Firefly Estate - Noel Coward's Jamaica House
Firefly Estate, Noel Coward's Jamaica House is located east of Oracabessa, in St Mary, Jamaica (Caribbean).
⭐ Points of Interest:
03:43 Noel Coward Statue
02:01 Port Maria Town/Harbour
⭐ History:
The Jamaica home and burial place of British Playwright Sir Noel Coward.
It is now listed as a National Heritage Site by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust
The site was originally owned by the infamous pirate and one-time governor of Jamaica, Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688).
Cabarita Lookout Villa (Bottom-right in focus. Not Firefly Estate)
Firefly then, was called Look Out by the famous pirate Henry Morgan because it had been used for that purpose.
The property offered a commanding view of the Port Maria harbour, and Morgan used it as a lookout.
Also a part of the hideaway, Morgan dug a secret escape tunnel.
Noel Coward discovered the site while on an excursion in the area.
He purchased the property and built the house which now stands on it.
He renamed it Firefly Hill because of the little glowing insects seen on the property.
In Jamaica, fireflies are called “blinkies” or “peenie wallies.”
Sir Coward died at Firefly on 26 March 1973, at age 73, after having written many of his famous plays there.
The stone hut on the lawn was once a lookout for Henry Morgan, then converted to a bar by Sir Noel. It is now a gift shop and restaurant.
Coward is buried under a marble slab in the garden, near the spot where he would sit at dusk watching the sun set as he sipped his brandy with ginger ale chaser and looked out to sea.
He was buried on his favorite spot!
Firefly estate has entertained a wide range of guests:-
Both the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Winston Churchill, Lord Olivier, Sophia Loren, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Alec Guinness, Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, Errol Flynn, Ruth Bryan Owen and Ian Fleming plus more...
The house, built in 1956, often entertained jet-setters and royalty.
Firefly Estate is a perfect wedding destination.
Paintings and photographs of his coterie of famous friends, such as Laurence Olivier, Errol Flynn and Marlene Dietrich are at the Firefly Art Studio/Museum.
Coward wrote in his diary: Firefly has given me the most valuable benison of all: time to read and write and think and get my mind in order . . . I love this place, it deeply enchants me. Whatever happens to this silly world, nothing much is likely to happen here.
Writing, he believed, came easier when he was here.
He continued the sentences seemed to construct themselves, the right adjectives appeared discretely at the right moment. Firefly has magic for me. . .
On one of Firefly's walls is written his last poem. It begins:
When I have fears, as Keats had fears,
Of the moment I'll cease to be,
I console myself with vanished years,
Remembered laughter, remembered tears,
And the peace of the changing sea.
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2019 Jamaica Drone Footage using the DJI Mavic Pro 2 Zoom.
Aerial View of St Mary Jamaica.
MUSIC:
Bomber (Sting) by Riot (Reggae).
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Noel Coward's Home, Fire Fly in Oracabessa St Mary Jamaica
Noel was not the creator of James Bond but his friend Ian Fleming who lived in Jamaica as well.
Sir. Noel Coward was a famous English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer who fell in love with Jamaica and decided to stay.
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Firefly Beach Cottages ( find them on Facebook too ) is under NEW ownership & management in 2014 !! No Longer Nudist friendly , but Now Family Friendly !! For Great Rates Year ' round contact us direct @ 876-957-4538 or email : firefly@jamaicalink.com . One of Jamaica's hidden jewels travelers from all over the world return to Firefly time & again ! Break away from the cookie cutter experience of the all-inclusive resorts and come experience REAL Jamaican Hospitality ! Update March 2015 , just back from another wonderful Firefly stay ! The upscale suites , chalet & penthouse accommodations are so nice !! Nice to have a kitchen to cook on an extended stay , but the onsite C'Grapes restaurant is open all meals right on the beach end of the property and is delicious ! - - - - -- -- - - - - - -a note from the former owner Hello, I'm Audrey Sykes. I want to welcome you and introduce you to the famous Secrets Cabins portion of Firefly . Some 28 years ago a local old-time builder of wooden houses, Mr. Justin Myrie, built for me seven or eight little wooden cabins out of cedar from the nearby forests. They were built among the trees on the beach in Negril, before most of the buildings which are now along the Negril shoreline existed. The secret is that 4 cabins still exist and, under the name of SECRETS, are a very low-priced alternative form of beachfront accommodation in this prime location.
Just imagine, a few seconds' walk past the hibiscus, bougainvillaea, ixoria and Jamaican periwinkles - beneath the Otaheite apples (in season), bananas, tangerines and coconuts, and you're on the beautiful Caribbean beachfront with your beach bench and your free morning coffee.
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Firefly resort and cottages Negril Jamaica 2019
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JON FLYNN - FILM: FIREFLY, JAMAICA, NOEL COWARD, ASTOR PIAZZOLLA, YOU ROB ME OF WORDS
A film shot in April 1997 in Jamaica, at Firefly the final, beautiful Noel Coward house. The film was shot by Hans Martin, who also recorded the song You Rob Me Of Words at the Literary Colloquium Berlin, Wannsee. The recording and video were recently salvaged and digitized, but some quality has been lost. In the film there is seen Carol Pink. I do not possess any rights and do not make any money from this film, it is just a fun hommage to Coward and Piazzolla, two great men.
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Firefly was the home of British Playwright Noel Coward. It was originally called Look Out by the famous pirate Henry Morgan since it had been used for that purpose. Noel Coward discovered the site while on an excursion in the area.
He later purchased the property and built the house which now stands on it. He renamed it Firefly Hill because of the little glowing insects to be seen on the property. Coward died at the age of seventy four (74) at Firefly after having written many of his famous plays there. He was buried at Firefly on his favourite spot.
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Jamaica Tour Guide visits Firefly
Recorded on September 25, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Lindsey & Jon's Destination Wedding Firefly Estate Port Maria, Jamaica April 19, 2019
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360 from Noel Cowards house in Jamaica
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Best African wedding in Jamaica 2018 - Firefly Estate, Jamaica - ALIU - July 2018
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Dr. & Mrs. Aliu said their I do's on the beautiful property of the #FireflyEstate overlooking the ocean. Non-stop African wedding celebration. Cheers to Kingsley and @irona02!
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Dr. & Mrs. Aliu said their I do's on the beautiful property of the #FireflyEstate overlooking the ocean. Non-stop African wedding celebration. Cheers to Kingsley and @irona02!
Local Coordinator: Carlene Bailey
Photography: @tusonphotography
Cinematography: @islandpicturesjamaica
Florals: #ShieldsandShields Flowers
Cake: @foreversweetja
Mixologist: @captainmixokidd
DJ: #876sounds
Emcee: @the.debonair.mc
Tent / tent lighting & Dancefloor: @blaktiejamaica
#africanwedding #jamaicanwedding #destinationwedding #weddinginjamaica #afrobeat #reallove #sofarsogood #weddingsoundclash
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