Darver Castle

Darver Castle is a fortified tower and manor house located in Readypenny, Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland, dating back to the 12th century. The name "Darver" is derived from the Gaelic word "Dairbhe" meaning "Oakwood."

History

Following the second stage Norman invasion of Ireland in 1171, King Henry II of England granted 500 acres of land to Patrick Babe, who erected a fortified tower on some high ground within the land granted to him. The original buildings on the site of Darver castle would have been wooden; the stone tower visible today was added c. 1432. Despite preparations for the possibility of a siege, there is no record of any siege being attempted at Darver castle.

In 1740 the Babe family sold Darver Castle to Randal Booth, and Booths descendants lived at Darver until 1980. In 1997 the castle was sold to the Carville family, who have renovated and refurbished it, turning it into a luxury hotel, wedding venue and restaurant.[1]

gollark: The UK appears to be doing worryingly little and is not doing well on testing.
gollark: http://www.hpmor.com/
gollark: Yes, this reddit post puts it at 644000, which is less bad.
gollark: ... didn't you say you were reading it *yesterday* or something? I'm pretty sure it's a million words or something.
gollark: Most of the planes I've been on have only had "normal" seating as far as I could tell. Those have mostly been shortish journeys around Europe, so that might be why.

References
  1. Darver Castle


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.