Moydrum Castle

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Ruin of Modrum Castle 2010

Moydrum Castle ( Irish Caisleán Mhaigh Droma ) is the ruin of a castle near Athlone in County Westmeath , Ireland .

history

Moydrum Castle was built in 1814 by William Handcock, 1st Baron Castlemaine . It was destroyed by fire in 1921 during the Irish War of Independence .

U2 cover

Anton Corbijn photographed Moydrum Castle in 1984 for the cover of Irish rock band U2's fourth studio album The Unforgettable Fire . Due to the great resemblance to a picture by Simon Marsden , the band had to pay compensation.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Samuel Lewis: A Topographical Dictionary Of Ireland . London, UK S Lewis and Company, 1837.
  2. ↑ www.thepeerage.com
  3. ^ Moydrum Castle and U2
  4. ^ Neil McCormick: U2 by U2 . London, HarperCollins Publishers 2010, ISBN 0-00-719668-7 , p. 155
  5. ↑ Original picture by Simon Masden

Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′ 41.16 ″  N , 7 ° 51 ′ 46.08 ″  W.