tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post2648425465550451315..comments2024-03-04T00:18:59.554+00:00Comments on Ireland In Ruins: Fennor Castle & Church Co MeathCastlehunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-46607623935920597562020-07-08T20:09:45.584+01:002020-07-08T20:09:45.584+01:00Hi Jenn,
It appears to be linked to the original t...Hi Jenn,<br />It appears to be linked to the original townland name. There is some interesting info here:<br />http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/place-names/placenames-of-county-meat/fennor/Castlehunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-29254570442495192372020-07-07T16:41:17.538+01:002020-07-07T16:41:17.538+01:00Do you know why it is named Fennor Castle? It is a...Do you know why it is named Fennor Castle? It is also on Fennor Road so the Fennor name has some historic significance Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239894287741838222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-20907367066715894412020-03-05T15:51:41.532+00:002020-03-05T15:51:41.532+00:00Good question Wade sounds logical to me.Thanks for...Good question Wade sounds logical to me.Thanks for posting.Castlehunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-37384430945459387562020-02-27T18:45:17.757+00:002020-02-27T18:45:17.757+00:00An interesting place, which I saw in 2012. I took...An interesting place, which I saw in 2012. I took it for a Plantation scheme house, but evidently Co. Meath was not organized as a Plantation as was Ulster. The majority of the structure seemed fairly late. The "attached" tower is an enigma given the very few windows/loops provided -- I wondered if it served mostly to house a later set of stairs or other rooms. Wade Tarziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876387351164907807noreply@blogger.com