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Dunsany Castle and demesne, and other remnants of the family estates, are situated in and near the townland of Dunsany, County Meath, between the historic town of Trim and Dunshaughlin. At nearby Dunsany Cross is a hamlet, [ 2 ] with a post office store, Catholic church and primary school, a GAA pitch with a clubhouse and bar and a mix of ...
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Killeen Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Chillín), located in Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is the current construction on a site occupied by a castle since around 1180. The current building is a restoration of a largely 19th-century structure, burnt out in 1981.
English: Gate, Dunsany Castle, Co Meath Old gate and entrance to Dunsany Castle and grounds. Dunsany Castle is still inhabited by Lord Dunsany, of the Plunkett family, who have been major landowners here for over 400 years.
Dunsany may refer to: . Dunsany Castle and Demesne, County Meath, Ireland; Baron of Dunsany, "Lord Dunsany" or "Dunsany", the holders of the Dunsany estate; Dunsany, County Meath, a townland and hamlet, named for the adjacent castle and demesne
Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany (born 9 March 1983) [4] is an Irish filmmaker, landowner and rewilding advocate. [5] Plunkett is the holder of a peerage title, and holds Dunsany Castle, one of the longest-inhabited houses in Ireland, and its remaining estate. Plunkett succeeded to the Dunsany title upon the death of his father in 2011.
The family seat of the Lords Dunsany is at Dunsany Castle, Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland.The original Dunsany and nearby Killeen Castles were built by Geoffrey de Cusack who was a tenant of Sir Hugh de Lacy, an early Cambro-Norman who arrived in Ireland with Strongbow, sometime between his arrival in Ireland in 1172 and the year 1181.
Dunsany is a district of County Meath, Ireland, which gave its name to a branch of the Plunkett family, which has had a number of well-known members. It contained both Dunsany Castle, still in Plunkett hands, and Killeen Castle, each with its demesne. The area is also home to a major European Union veterinary facility.