Castle Roche, Dundlk, Co. Louth

Castle Roche, Dundlk, Co. Louth

Castle

Lantern slide depicting Castle Roche in Dundalk Co. Louth. Originally titled 'CASTLE ROCHE. Co. Louth' and labelled 'L5 62'. The monument was built c.1236 by Lady Rohesia de Verdun after the death of her husband. A legend surronds the castle, relating to its creation. It is beleived that Lade Rohesia promised her hand in marriage to the architect who would build her a castle at Roche. On the eve of the wedding she asked her future husband to peer out of a large window and she pushed him out oto his death. This window is still known as the murder window. The building itself is an Anglo-Norman monument and includes a secret passage and round towers.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 72

BOX33_062

11/01/17

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Louth

Logainm County Code: http://www.logainm.ie/100021.aspx

Town: Dundalk

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/1411629.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 299048

Irish National Grid North: 311870

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 54.046637

Longitude: -6.4884165

Place: Castle Roche, Dundlk, Co. Louth Latitude: 54.0465301 Longitude: -6.488356599999975

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)