Leixlip Castle, Sráid an Phóna, St. Catherine's Park, Co. Contae Chill Dara, Ireland

Leixlip means ‘salmon leap’ in Irish and this location, on the confluence of the River Liffey and the River Rye, has been the historical border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega. This was also the furthest point where you can take a boat up the river Liffey and the location where the Viking King of Dublin defeated the Irish King of Leinster at the Battle of Confey in 917. In medieval times it also marked the border of ‘the Pale’. The construction of Leixlip Castle was begun one year after the Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1172 and was built for Adam de Hereford, a Norman soldier in Strongbow’s army. Over the next 800 years, the castle has been continuously-inhabited by some high and mighty figures in Irish history. It was used as a hunting base by King John when he was Lord of Ireland in 1200. In 1316 it withstood a 4-day siege by Edward Bruce’s army and in 1567 it was bought by Judge Nicholas White in whose family it remained until 1728. The next owner was William Conolly, of nearby Castletown House, who bought it along with 809 acres for £12,000. Famous tenants during his ownership include Archbishop Stone, the Protestant Primate (during the 1750s), the Viceroy Lord Townshend (1770s), Lord Waterpark, and Baron de Robeck (who drowned at the Salmon Leap!). In the 1920s it became the residence of the first French ambassador to the Irish Free State. In 1945 the castle was sold to William Kavanagh, prior to the purchase in April 1958 by The Hon. Desmond Guinness.


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