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Knockdrin Castle
Sign in to savethumb|Knockdrin Castle, just north of Mullingar thumb|Knockdrin viewed from left thumb|Gatehouse and main gate to Knockdrin Castle on the R394 road between Mullingar and Castlepollard Knockdrin () is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle. The R394 regional road, the main Mullingar to Castlepollard route, runs through the area.
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- Instance of
- château
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- Mullingar
- Official website
- www.askaboutireland.com
- Image
- Knockdrin a.jpg
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- architectural style
- Gothic Revival
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- Knockdrin Castle
- historic county
- County Westmeath
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- Etymology
- Knockdrin Castle
- History
- Other castles in County Westmeath
- Further reading
- References
thumb|Knockdrin Castle, just north of Mullingar thumb|Knockdrin viewed from left thumb|Gatehouse and main gate to Knockdrin Castle on the R394 road between Mullingar and Castlepollard Knockdrin () is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle. The R394 regional road, the main Mullingar to Castlepollard route, runs through the area.
==Etymology== The name Knockdrin (Irish: Cnoc Droinne meaning 'hill of Drin') reputedly derives from a hill on the estate. This is also reflected to Lough Drin, a small lake on the estate. The Irish name for the locality is Muine Liath (pronounced Moe in ah lee ah), which means 'grey thicket'. Muine Liath is written in English as Monilea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Knockdrin Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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