My wife's ancestors - Fitzwilliam - Contents
Dundrum Castle, Co.Dublin
- References:
- Sources yet to be consulted:
- "Excavations at Dundrum Castle", Elizabeth O'Brien, Archaeology Ireland, 3, No.4 (Winter 1989), pp.136-7.
- DUNDRUM in [Dix, 1897], pp. 162, 227, 236
The original castle at Dundrum was 13th cent.,
Dundrum was granted to William Fitzwilliam 1365,
family seat for a time, then they moved to Baggotrath,
Dundrum Castle was rebuilt 1590s by Sir Richard Fitzwilliam, Kt,
the last of them in Dundrum was William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Viscount Fitzwilliam, left by 1653,
described by Austin Cooper in 1780 as "inhabited and in excellent repair",
fell into ruins some time after,
the ruin of the castle survives today.
Come down Upper Kilmacud Rd into the old Dundrum village (heading W), through the crossroads, cross the river, and castle is in on the left. A field goes down from the castle to the river. The castle is overlooked by apartments called "Dundrum Castle House". It was excavated in the 1980s.
Location of Dundrum Castle.
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Dundrum Castle, 1999, from the E (river) side.
Dundrum Castle, 1999, from the E (river) side.
Dundrum Castle, 1999, from the W (apartments) side.
