If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Roebuck Castle Clonskeagh

2can · 2008-08-24 23:53:17

Does anyone know anything about the history of this castle? As far as i am aware it has existed on the present day site for over 700 years with family names such as the Barnewells, Westby and Trimlestons having lived in it. The present building was built in 1876 along with the gate lodge on Roebuck Road.…

Options

25-08-2008 12:53am

#1

2can

Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭

Join Date: August 2008

Posts: 30

Does anyone know anything about the history of this castle? As far as i am aware it has existed on the present day site for over 700 years with family names such as the Barnewells, Westby and Trimlestons having lived in it. The present building was built in 1876 along with the gate lodge on Roebuck Road.

http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/cgi-bin/displayimage.cgi?id=2438&size=f&type=m1

For a castle that has been around for so long it doesnt seem to have much written about it. Can anyone shed some light on this?

0

Comments

Options
#2 26-08-2008 3:48pm
Pride Fighter

Registered Users Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2007

Posts: 5274

The UCD Law department operate from there, maybe you should give them a ring or an email http://www.ucd.ie/law/contact.htm
They may know nothing though.

0