Clonyn Castle

Clonyn Castle in County Westmeath represents multiple phases of fortification spanning nearly nine centuries. The earliest castle was constructed circa 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, as a stronghold for his brother-in-law Sir Gilbert de Nugent, who arrived in Ireland in 1171 from Nogent-le-Rotrou in France and established himself as Baron of Delvin. This Anglo-Norman castle featured a squ...