Founded between 1169 and 1216 by the Norman knight Hugh de Bernival (Barnewall), it is the only castle in Ireland still surrounded by a working flooded moat. It was continuously inhabited into the 1950s and now has a restored great hall, undercroft and 17th-century-style formal garden.
Visiting Drimnagh Castle
Yes, restored, open for tours
"Founded between 1169 and 1216 by the Norman knight Hugh de Bernival (Barnewall), it is the only castle in Ireland still surrounded by a working flooded moat."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Clontarf Castle, 10.12 km away in Clontarf, Dublin — Site of a castle built in 1172 by the Norman Hugh de Lacy near the site of the 1014 Battle of Clontarf; the present building is a Victorian reconstruction dating to 1837 designed by William Vitruvius Morrison.
Nearest castle hotel · 10.12 km
Clontarf Castle
Clontarf, Dublin, Co. Dublin · 4-star
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