Kilgobbin Castle

Kilgobbin Castle is a 15th-century tower house constructed circa 1476 by the Cambro-Norman Walsh family. Built as part of a strategic fortification programme initiated by King Henry VI in 1429, which offered grants to builders establishing castles on the edge of the Pale, Kilgobbin occupied a defensive position guarding the southern approach to Dublin from County Wicklow. The castle was sacked ...