Lusk Round Tower and Belfry

This round tower is standing in the graveyard of St. Maccullin’s, within an ecclesiastical enclosure, in Lusk, 20km north of Dublin city. In Irish mythology Lusk, known as Bregia, was the birth place of Emer, daughter of Forgall Monach. Emer was offered in marriage to the King of Munster, Lugaid mac Noís, by her father. However, Emer was in love with another: Cú Chulainn. Forgall refused to acc...