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Rathdown Castle
Rathdown Castle is a ruined castle and ancient settlement site located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Rathdown Castle was located in a deep ravine immediately northeast of Kindlestown Castle and north of Greystones village. In the field to the north of the castle are visible remains of a moated enclosure, with other subsurface features.
Archaeological evidence suggests there has been continuous settlement there from at least the Early Neolithic (4th millennium BC), and through to the early medieval period, when it was the site of the Gaelic Irish settlement Rath Oinn (perhaps "ringfort of the pine/furze.")
The legendary account in Annals of the Four Masters (compiled 1632–36) claims that Rath Oinn was constructed by Érimón, one of the first Milesian kings of Ireland:
This was the year in which Eremhon and Emher assumed the joint sovereignty of Ireland, and divided Ireland into two parts between them. It was in it, moreover, that these acts following were done by Eremhon and Emher, with their chieftains: Rath Beothaigh, over the Eoir at Argat Ros, and Rath Oinn in Crich Cualann, were erected by Eremhon.
This event is dated to 1699 BC; however, dates in the ancient annals prior to c. AD 500 are not considered factual. Nonetheless, the prominence given to Rath Oinn in the accounts shows that it must have been an important centre in the distant, poorly-remembered past. The Lebor Gabála Érenn (11th century) also states that "Rath Oinn in the land of Cualu was dug by Érimón."
At the time of the Norman invasion, Rathdown was the stronghold of the Uí Dúnchada, at that time led by Donal Mac Gilla Mo-Cholmóc, king of Cuala.[citation needed]
Henry II granted the Manor of Rathdown to Donal as tenant-in-chief. A stone castle, known as Rathdown Castle, was probably built soon after the Normans arrived. In 1301 the O'Byrnes (Uí Broin) burned down Rathdown Castle, and the occupant may have moved to Kindlestown Castle. The Normanised Mac Gilla Mo-Cholmóc owner of the lands, John Fitzdermot, did not retake Rathdown Castle, in c. 1305 conveying the manor of Rathdown to Nigel le Brun, Escheator of Ireland, and the castle was rebuilt in 1308.
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Rathdown Castle
Rathdown Castle is a ruined castle and ancient settlement site located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Rathdown Castle was located in a deep ravine immediately northeast of Kindlestown Castle and north of Greystones village. In the field to the north of the castle are visible remains of a moated enclosure, with other subsurface features.
Archaeological evidence suggests there has been continuous settlement there from at least the Early Neolithic (4th millennium BC), and through to the early medieval period, when it was the site of the Gaelic Irish settlement Rath Oinn (perhaps "ringfort of the pine/furze.")
The legendary account in Annals of the Four Masters (compiled 1632–36) claims that Rath Oinn was constructed by Érimón, one of the first Milesian kings of Ireland:
This was the year in which Eremhon and Emher assumed the joint sovereignty of Ireland, and divided Ireland into two parts between them. It was in it, moreover, that these acts following were done by Eremhon and Emher, with their chieftains: Rath Beothaigh, over the Eoir at Argat Ros, and Rath Oinn in Crich Cualann, were erected by Eremhon.
This event is dated to 1699 BC; however, dates in the ancient annals prior to c. AD 500 are not considered factual. Nonetheless, the prominence given to Rath Oinn in the accounts shows that it must have been an important centre in the distant, poorly-remembered past. The Lebor Gabála Érenn (11th century) also states that "Rath Oinn in the land of Cualu was dug by Érimón."
At the time of the Norman invasion, Rathdown was the stronghold of the Uí Dúnchada, at that time led by Donal Mac Gilla Mo-Cholmóc, king of Cuala.[citation needed]
Henry II granted the Manor of Rathdown to Donal as tenant-in-chief. A stone castle, known as Rathdown Castle, was probably built soon after the Normans arrived. In 1301 the O'Byrnes (Uí Broin) burned down Rathdown Castle, and the occupant may have moved to Kindlestown Castle. The Normanised Mac Gilla Mo-Cholmóc owner of the lands, John Fitzdermot, did not retake Rathdown Castle, in c. 1305 conveying the manor of Rathdown to Nigel le Brun, Escheator of Ireland, and the castle was rebuilt in 1308.