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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.
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; Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron of Dunsany (1410–1463), Irish peer
Meath County Council is the local authority for the county. Meath is the 14th-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by land area, and the 8th-most populous, with a total population of 220,826 according to the 2022 census. [2] The county town and largest settlement in Meath is Navan, located in the centre of the county along the River Boyne.
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.
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.
The elder Christopher Plunkett of Rathregan, County Meath, had married in 1399, Lady Joan de Cusack, heiress of Killeen and Dunsany; she was the daughter of Sir Lucas de Cusack, Lord of Killeen. Sir Christopher and Lady Joan's two oldest children were male.
Killeen, Dunsany, County Meath: Country: Ireland: Denomination: Church of Ireland: ... Killeen Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath ...
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany FRSL FRGS (/ d ʌ n ˈ s eɪ n i /; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime, [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ a ] and his output consisted of hundreds of short stories, plays, novels, and ...