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Skreen Castle

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Skreen Castle's origins trace to the Norman settlement of Meath following Hugh de Lacy's arrival in Ireland. Adam de Feypo, a prominent Norman settler, erected a castle at Skreen after acquiring the property, establishing what would become a significant medieval administrative centre. The site itself held deep historical resonance; the parish had previously been known as Scrinium Sancti Columba...

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