Mortimer's Castle

Mortimer's Castle
	Ink drawing of Mortimer's Castle (Rev. William Falkiner, 1902)
Alternative name (s):	Caisleán de Moirtiméir, Fahatty (Fahalty) Castle, The Old Court
Creation time :	14th or 15th century
Castle type :	Niederungsburg
Conservation status:	ruin
Standing position :	Irish nobility
Construction:	Quarry stone
Place:	Faughalstown
Geographical location	53 ° 38 '54.9 " N , 7 ° 20' 29" W Coordinates: 53 ° 38 '54.9 " N , 7 ° 20' 29" W.
Height:	74 m ASL

Mortimer's Castle ( Irish Caisleán de Moirtiméir ) is the ruins of a low castle in Faughalstown (Irish Fochla ) on the east bank of Lough Derravaragh , about 4.4 km southwest of Castlepollard in County Westmeath, Ireland . It is considered a national monument .

history

The name of the castle is said to be derived from Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March , (1374-1398), who was the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland of King Henry IV in the last three years of his life and was ambushed in Kells in County Meath , Kells died in County Kilkenny or Kellistown, County Carlow.

Other sources connect it with Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March and 7th Earl of Ulster , (1391-1425), who was born in the New Forest near Tyrell Pass .

Local legend claims that a large amount of gold is buried in a cellar on the property, which is guarded by a black cat.

description

A large Anglo-Norman castle with a floor area of 58 meters × 139 meters stood at this point. The remains of a two-story tower house are on the northwest corner.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Mortimer's Castle, L. Derravaragh. Aug 05.02 . In: Catalog . National Library of Ireland. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ UCD Connections - Worldwide Magazine for University College Dublin Alumni . October 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ Areas of historical interest . In: Ask About Ireland . Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ The Schools' Collection, Faughalstown . Duchas.ie. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ Aidan O'Sullivan: The Social and Ideological Role of Crannogs in Early Medieval Ireland . NUI Maynooth. March 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Mortimer's Castle - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

[NLI-1] Mortimer's Castle, L. Derravaragh. Aug 05.02 . In: Catalog . National Library of Ireland. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[UCD-2] UCD Connections - Worldwide Magazine for University College Dublin Alumni . October 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[AskAboutIreland-3] Areas of historical interest . In: Ask About Ireland . Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[Duchas-4] The Schools' Collection, Faughalstown . Duchas.ie. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[OSullivan-5] Aidan O'Sullivan: The Social and Ideological Role of Crannogs in Early Medieval Ireland . NUI Maynooth. March 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2019.