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Huntington / Clonegal Castle

      "Clonegal Castle lies on the banks of the River Derry, "Doire", The Grove of the Oak, upstream before it joins the Slaney, "Slainte", River of Healing. Matriarchal Centres were situated between the two rivers on the Crow´s Foot, "The Macha", Crone form of The Goddess Morrigan. Such is the site of Castle Matrix, where dwelt the Wizard Earl of Desmond. The confluence of our two rivers gives the name to our village Clonegal - Cluan i Gabhla, named after Eithne of the Long Fork." (Quote by Olivia Robertson from the DCD Manual.) (See also the Rivers of Enniscorthy section.)

      Clonegal Castle was first built in 1625. The year the castle changed its name from Clonegal to Huntington was approximately 1680, by the current owner at the time, Sir Laurence Esmonde: "The castle was formerly known as Clonogan or Clonegal Castle, but was renamed Huntington Castle after a place called Hunnington in Lincolnshire from which the Esmondes originally came. The name "Huntington" probably was due to a mispronunciation. It was changed back to its old name of Clonegal Castle in the 1970's." (From the "Guide to Clonegal Castle" by Lawrence Durdin-Robertson.)




Castle Drive
Drive to Castle
Approaching the Castle from Clonegal village
photo © 1994 Ashera




The Lime Tree Avenue
Lime Tree Avenue
Trees planted in 1680, from France
photo © O. Robertson




Approaching the Castle
Approaching the Castle 2
photo © Ashera



Circular Drive
Circular Drive
photo © O. Robertson



Castle Entrance
Castle Entrance
photo © Ashera



Huntington / Clonegal Castle circa 1625
Huntington / Clonegal Castle
East Wing - The Flag of Leinster Flies
(19th cent. - gold harp with 4 strings on green background)




East Wing
East Wing
photo © O. Robertson



West Wing
West Wing
photo © O. Robertson



Southwest Wing
Southwest Wing
photo © O. Robertson



Southwest
Southwest
photo © O. Robertson



Southwest Wing During Renovation
Southwest Wing During Renovation
photo © O. Robertson



Romantic Tower View
Tower View
photo © O. Robertson



Gate to the Southwest Entrance
Gate to the Southwest Entrance
photos © O. Robertson



Postcard of the Castle
Castle Postcard






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