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This is not a farm
Carthy's Castle is a bit of a misnomer. It's not a Castle and it wasn't lived in by anyone named Carthy! What remains on the slopes of Montpelier Hill is the West Tower and some outbuildings of the once remarkable Dollymount House or "The Long House" as it was sometimes called. Dollymount House was an extravagant hunting residence built in the last part of the 18th century by Henry Loftus then Lord Ely. Lord Ely's first wife Frances Monroe was an Aunt of a noted debutante beauty named Dorothea Monroe whom she brought to Dublin to introduce to society. Ely named the hunting lodge Dolly Mount in her honour.
Ireland in Ruins: Carthy's Castle
It’s kind of crazy to me how many of these Blogger sites still exist although they’re inactive
This blogger is still going strong today!