Editing Slane Castle (section)

{{Short description|18th-century building in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox military installation
|name = Slane Castle
|native_name = {{lang|ga|Caisleán Bhaile Shláine}}
|location = [[Slane]], Ireland
|image = 2013 at Slane Castle (8647010098).jpg
|image_size = 260 
|caption = Slane Castle seen from within its grounds
|map_type = Ireland#Europe
|coordinates = {{coord|53.709|-6.561|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
|map_size = 260
|map_alt = Slane, Ireland
|map_caption = Location in [[Ireland]]##Location in [[Europe]]
|map_relief = y
|built = 1780s
|used = Inhabited
|condition = 
|ownership = [[Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham|The 8th Marquess Conyngham]]
|open_to_public = Yes
|controlledby = Slane Castle Ltd
|events = [[Slane Festival]]
}}
'''Slane Castle''' ({{langx|ga|Cáisleán Bhaile Shláine}}) is located in the village of [[Slane]], within the [[Boyne Valley]] of [[County Meath]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The castle has been the family seat of the [[Marquess Conyngham|Conyngham family]] since it was built in the late 18th century, on land first purchased in 1703 by [[Henry Conyngham (soldier)|Brig.-Gen. Henry Conyngham]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Slane Whiskey - A tale of two families|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/slane-whiskey-a-tale-of-two-families|access-date=19 February 2018|work=IrishCentral.com|date=6 February 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Meagher|first1=John|title=Why the new Lord of Slane is a chip off the old rocker - Independent.ie|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/why-the-new-lord-of-slane-is-a-chip-off-the-old-rocker-26543871.html|access-date=19 February 2018|work=The Irish Independent|date=13 June 2009|language=en}}</ref>

It holds the [[Slane Festival]] within its grounds, with the ''[[Irish Independent]]'' claiming in 2004 that "Slane today is the kind of internationally recognised venue that can claim even [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s attention".<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/rainy-days-amp-festivals-162560.html Rainy days & festivals] Independent.ie, 10 July 2004</ref> Its sloping lawns form a natural amphitheatre.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0824/u2.html U2 and Slane Castle gear up for 20-year reunion] RTÉ News, 24 August 2001</ref>