Editing Trim Castle (section)

{{short description|Largest Norman castle in Ireland (ruin), Trim, County Meath}}
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{{Infobox military installation
| name          = Trim Castle
| location      = [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]], [[County Meath]], Ireland
| image         = Trim Castle 6.jpg
| image_size    = 250px
| caption       = The keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle
| map_type      = Ireland
| coordinates   = {{coord|53.555|-6.7897|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| type          = Medieval castle
| built         = from the 12th century
| builder       = Hugh de Lacy (keep)
| used          = Open to public
| condition     = Ruin
| ownership     = Currently the [[Government of Ireland|Irish Government]] through the [[Office of Public Works]]
| embedded      = {{Infobox designation list
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| designation1 = National Monument of Ireland
| designation1_offname = Trim Castle
| designation1_number  = 514
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'''Trim Castle''' ({{langx|ga|Caisleán Bhaile Átha Troim}}) is a [[castle]] on the south bank of the [[River Boyne]] in [[Trim, County Meath]], Ireland, with an area of 30,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>Trim Castle, Meath Tourism-Ireland. http://www.meath.ie/Tourism/Heritage/HeritageSites/TrimCastle/</ref><ref>Heritage Ireland: Trim Castle. {{cite web |url=http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/midlandseastcoast/TrimCastle/ |title=Heritage Ireland: Trim Castle |access-date=2013-05-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523145512/http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/midlandseastcoast/TrimCastle/ |archive-date=23 May 2013 }}</ref> Over a period of 30 years, it was built by [[Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath|Hugh de Lacy]] and his son [[Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath|Walter]] as the ''[[caput]]'' of the [[Lordship of Meath]]. The [[Government of Ireland|Irish Government]] currently own and are in charge of the care of the castle, through the state agency The [[Office of Public Works]] (OPW).

The castle is on the [[List of National Monuments in County Meath]].<ref>[http://www.meathheritage.com/index.php/archives/item/me01634-manorland-1st-division-castle-anglo-norman-masonry-castle ME01634 MANORLAND (1ST DIVISION) TRIM CASTLE]</ref>