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Merrion Castle

Buildings and structures demolished in 1780Castles in Dublin (city)Former castles in the Republic of IrelandHouses completed in the 14th centuryUse Hiberno-English from May 2015
View of Merion (Merrion) Castle, 2 miles from Dublin RIA MS 3 C 32.5 From Watercolour by Gabriel Beranger ca.1729 1817
View of Merion (Merrion) Castle, 2 miles from Dublin RIA MS 3 C 32.5 From Watercolour by Gabriel Beranger ca.1729 1817

Merrion Castle was a castle situated about 300m south of the present-day Merrion Gates, to the south of Dublin city centre. Built in the early fourteenth century, it was from the sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century the principal seat of the Fitzwilliam family, who later acquired the title Viscount Fitzwilliam. After the Fitzwiliams moved to Mount Merrion House in about 1710 the castle fell into ruin, and it was demolished in 1780. No trace of Merrion Castle survives today. It was located opposite Merrion Gates, on the site of St. Mary's Home and School for the Blind. Its location, and the modern site of St.Mary's, can be seen on historical maps, including the six inch (1829-1841) Ordnance Survey of Ireland maps.

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Merrion Castle
Merrion Road, Dublin Merrion (Pembroke East D ED)

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N 53.315 ° E -6.205 °
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D04 AP27 Dublin, Merrion (Pembroke East D ED)
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View of Merion (Merrion) Castle, 2 miles from Dublin RIA MS 3 C 32.5 From Watercolour by Gabriel Beranger ca.1729 1817
View of Merion (Merrion) Castle, 2 miles from Dublin RIA MS 3 C 32.5 From Watercolour by Gabriel Beranger ca.1729 1817
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