Carty's Castle

Despite its name, Carty's Castle was not a medieval castle but rather Dollymount House, an extravagant hunting lodge built in the late 18th century, probably around 1763, by Henry Loftus, the 1st Earl of Ely. Lord Ely named the property Dolly Mount to honour Dorothea Monroe, a celebrated Dublin debutante who was the niece of his wife Frances Monroe. The structure was an impressive architectural...