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Dunsany Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún Samhnaí), Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, [1] started c. 1180 / 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned the original Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous Trim Castle. It is one of Ireland's oldest homes in continuous occupation, possibly the longest occupied by a ...
Dunshaughlin Church of Ireland Dunshaughlin Church of Ireland interior Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill was an ancestor from which the principal family of Brega , Ó Maoilsheachlainn, is descended. Dunshaughlin (or more specifically, the townland of Lagore ) is famous for an ancient crannóg or settlement from the 7th century where a number of ...
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Killeen Castle before 2000s restoration. 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.
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A large portion of Killeglan was given to a family called Wafre in 1220. This family lived there until 1420, the last member of this family having built a tower house (a fortified house, often misdescribed as a "castle"). The castle and lands became the property of the Segrave family, who remained owners until 1649.
The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Meath. In the Republic of Ireland , a structure or site may be deemed to be a " national monument ", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance.