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Slane Castle (Irish: Cáisleán Bhaile Shláine) is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland. The castle has been the family seat of the Conyngham family since it was built in the late 18th century, on land first purchased in 1703 by Brig.-Gen. Henry Conyngham .
Simon Fleming (died 1370) is the first Baron Slane whose holding of the title can be conclusively established.. Slane Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland. Fleming was a descendant of Archembald le Fleming of Bratton Fleming, Devon, who was alive in 1087.
St. Erc's Hermitage is a ruin in the grounds of Slane Castle, between the Church of Ireland church and the Boyne. The building consists of a nave , a chancel and a tower between them. While it is traditionally associated with Saint Erc , the visible ruins have been dated to the 15th or 16th century.
The 12th century martyrology of Gorman called him: "Erc of Slane, bishop of Lilcach and from Ferta Fer Feic beside Sid Truim from the West" (Ferta Fear Fiac means "the Graves of the Men of Fiac"). [8] The Cornish Saint Erc is generally believed to be the same man. He was the brother of Saints Uny and Ia.
Castletown house was a milestone in Irish architecture, designed originally by the Italian Alessandro Galilei, circa 1717, in the manner of an Italian town palazzo, for Ireland's most influential man, the politician Speaker William Conolly, it set a new standard and fashion in Irish architecture. The original architect had returned to Italy ...
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The Slane Festival (often referred to as Slane) is a recurring concert held most years since 1981 on the grounds of Slane Castle on the outskirts of Slane in County Meath, Ireland. The castle is owned by The 8th Marquess Conyngham , who was known by the courtesy title the Earl of Mount Charles from 1974 until 2009.