Editing Delvin (section)

==Delvin Castle and Clonyn Castle==
[[File:De Lacey Castle 01.jpg|thumb|left|Clonyn Castle]]
[[File:DelvinRCChurch2935.jpg|thumb|upright|Church of the Assumption, Delvin (1881)]]

Delvin Castle (or Nugent Castle), now a ruin, was built in 1181 by [[Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath]] for his brother-in-law, Gilbert de Nugent.<ref name="oldcastle">{{cite web|url = https://delvinvillage.com/history/delvin-castle/ | website = delvinvillage.com | title = Delvin Castle, Main Street, Delvin, Westmeath | access-date = 17 March 2020 }}</ref> De Nugent came to Ireland with de Lacy in 1171 and settled on some land in Delvin. De Nugent was granted the title [[Baron Delvin|Baron of Delvin]] within the [[Lordship of Meath]], a title now held by the [[Earl of Westmeath]]. The ruins of Nugent Castle (not publicly accessible) remain near the centre of the town.<ref name="oldcastle"/>

A second castle was built several centuries later, hundreds of metres from the centre of the Delvin settlement of that time. This building, known as [[Clonyn Castle]], is situated south of Delvin between the [[N52 road (Ireland)|N52]] and the Collinstown road. Built in the mid-19th century, by Lord and Lady Greville Nugent, it was sold by the Nugent family in 1922. Changing hands several times during the 20th century, it is now a private residence.<ref name="newcastle">{{cite web|url = https://delvinvillage.com/history/clonyn-castle/ | website = delvinvillage.com | title = Clonyn Castle | access-date = 17 March 2020 }}</ref>