Trim Castle
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Attribution: By Andrew Parnell - Trim Castle, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1589876
Trim Castle is a Norman castle on the south bank of the River Boyne. With an area of 30,000 sqm, it is the largest Norman castle in Ireland.
The Castle was used as a centre of Norman administration for the Lordship of Meath, one of the new administrative areas of Ireland created by King Henry II of England.
The Castle is noted for the part it played in the filming of the Mel Gibson directed film Braveheart.
The Castle was used as a centre of Norman administration for the Lordship of Meath, one of the new administrative areas of Ireland created by King Henry II of England.
The Castle is noted for the part it played in the filming of the Mel Gibson directed film Braveheart.
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