Barberstown Castle

Barberstown Castle
Tower and battlements of Barberstown Castle
Alternative name (s):	Caisleán Bhaile to Bharbaigh
Creation time :	1288
Castle type :	Niederungsburg
Conservation status:	restored and converted into a hotel
Standing position :	Irish nobility
Construction:	Quarry stone
Place:	Straffan
Geographical location	53 ° 19 '20.7 "  N , 6 ° 36' 33.7"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 19 '20.7 "  N , 6 ° 36' 33.7"  W.
Height:	73  m ASL

Barberstown Castle ( Irish Caisleán Bhaile an Bharbaigh ) is a castle in the village of Straffan in County Kildare , Ireland , about 25 km west of Dublin . The castle, built in 1288, has been operated as a hotel since 1971 and is surrounded by 8 hectares of gardens. Renovation work in 1996 uncovered a previously undiscovered tunnel that connects the castle with the nearby Straffan Church and was believed to have been in use during the Penal Laws .

history

Nicholas Barby had the castle built on land owned by the FitzGerald family in 1288 . In 1630 the property belonged to William Sutton , a member of one of the most important families in the area.

In 1689, after the accession of King James II of England to the throne , Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell , confiscated Barberstown Castle from Lord Kingston . It can then be owned by the Commissioners of the Revenue , who leased it to Roger Kelly at the end of the 17th century . At the turn of the century it went through a number of hands including that of Bartholomew Vanhomrigh , who bought it with 135 acres of land in 1703 for £ 1033. Vanhomrigh had been the Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1697 and was the father of Vanessa Vanhomrigh , Jonathan Swift's lover . He sold the castle to the Henrys , who had to sell it to Hugh Barton of the Barton and Guestier wine family due to financial need . He had the last wing of the house built in the 1830s.

In the 20th century, the Buddlestons sold it to Mrs. Norah Devlin , who had it converted into a hotel in 1971. Eric Clapton bought the property in 1979 and sold it back to the current owner, Ken Healy , who lives there in 1987 . Healy has had the 10 bed three bath guest house converted into a 59 room 4 star hotel recommended by Fáilte Ireland .

Individual references and comments

1. ↑ Barberstown Castle . In: Celtic Castles . Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 8, 2008. 
2. ↑ Ireland's Ancient East - Barberstown Castle . In: BarberstownCastle.ie . Retrieved January 25, 2019.
3. ↑ He also had Straffan House built, which is now called the K Club .

Web links

Commons : Barberstown Castle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Barberstown Castle site
• The Unique History . In: Barberstown Castle . Retrieved January 25, 2019.

Barberstown Castle