Drimnagh Castle is located in the southwestern suburbs of Dublin. It is a building from the Normandy era, expanded in the Middle Ages and inhabited continuously until the 20th century. It is surrounded by a beautiful French-style garden and the only moat in Ireland filled with water.
It is assumed that the Drimnagh stronghold already existed in the 11th century. The earliest records of its owners, however, come from the early 13th century. The castle, rebuilt many times, was the seat of noble families in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and a representative of one of them, the bishop of Nara, Dunne, led to the establishment of an elite school in its vicinity, which is still active today.
Currently, the castle can be visited. It is also rented for parties, weddings and outdoor events. Its main part is a gothic main hall and a defensive tower with observation posts. They are built of local gray limestone. In the park stretching around the castle, you can also see stables, a dairy and other farm buildings.
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