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Luttrellstown Castle

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Luttrellstown Castle by Rose Barton 1898
Luttrellstown Castle by Rose Barton 1898

Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century (c. 1420), is located in Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller Luke White and his descendants Baron Annaly, by the Guinness family, the Primwest Group, and since 2006, by JP McManus, John Magnier and Aidan Brooks. The castle has hosted visits by Queen Victoria in 1844 and 1900, and its media profile was raised when Victoria Adams married David Beckham there on 4 July 1999. The demesne's current owners have converted Woodlands into a 5-star resort.

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Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Road, Fingal

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Luttrellstown Road
D15 T0HE Fingal (Lucan North DED 1986)
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Luttrellstown Castle by Rose Barton 1898
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