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Drimnagh Castle, Drimnagh, Co.Dublin

On N side of Long Mile Rd, S end of Drimnagh (nr Walkinstown, nr Walkinstown House), Dublin 12.

Drimnagh Castle, 2000, showing the formal gardens.

Drimnagh was granted to Hugo de Berneval 1216,
Drimnagh Castle was built 1200s,
seat of de Berneval (later Barnewall) family,
inherited by Ulphram (Or Wolfram) de Berneval temp 1400,
sold by his descendants 1607,
was lived in by various families,
Cavanagh lived there around early 19th cent,
was lived in by various families until 1954,
Christian Brothers school founded on the estate 1954, castle in grounds, fell into poor condition,
restored from 1986, and now survives in grounds of school, open to public.
It has a unique (for Ireland) moat, and 17th cent formal garden. See [O'Brien and Guinness, 1994]. For rivers see [Sweeney, 1991].

Drimnagh Castle.
In the grounds of "Drimnagh Castle" school.
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From Google Maps.

The formal gardens, 1995.
From Chapters of Dublin History. Used with permission.

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The front gate

The front gate, Drimnagh Castle, 2000.

The front gate, Drimnagh Castle, 2000.

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The moat

Steps down into the moat, to RHS of front gate, Drimnagh Castle, 2000.

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Movie

Short movie on Drimnagh Castle.
From Dublin City Public Libraries.

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• Drimnagh Castle

• "Drimnagh Castle" secondary school (see website)
• "Drimnagh Castle" primary school

• Drimnagh Castle was used as a location (Ella's Castle) in the movie Ella Enchanted (2004).