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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.)


HUNTINGTON / CLONEGAL CASTLE
Drive to the Castle
The Lime Tree Avenue
Huntington / Clonegal Castle circa 1625
East Wing Snowfall
West Wing
Southwest Wing
Southwest Wing in Snow
Southwest
Romantic Window View
Back Gate
Castle in Springtime
Springtime



Drive to the Castle

Approaching the Castle from Clonegal village
photo © 1994 Ashera



The Lime Tree Avenue

Trees planted in 1680, from France
photo © O. Robertson



Huntington / Clonegal Castle circa 1625

East Wing - The Flag of Leinster Flies
(19th cent. - gold harp with 4 strings on green background)



East Wing Snowfall

photo © O. Robertson



West Wing

photo © O. Robertson



Southwest Wing

photo © O. Robertson



Southwest Wing in snow

photo © O. Robertson



Southwest

photo © O. Robertson



Romantic window view

photo © O. Robertson



Back Gate

photo © O. Robertson



Castle in Springtime

photo © O. Robertson



Springtime

photo © O. Robertson



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