Many of these castles are historic ruins, but a few have been restored and are still in use.
At least three County Louth castles – Belllingham Castle, Darver Castle and Slane Castle – are wedding and event venues. Another – Smarmore Castle – is a drug and alcohol dependency treatment facility. Ardee Castle houses municipal government offices.
A few castles, such as Castle Roche, are on private land. Others, such as Carlingford (King John’s) Castle, The Mint in Carlingford and Roodstown Castle, are designated Irish national monuments.
This video covers just some of Louth’s prominent castles and isn’t comprehensive.
A full listing of Louth’s castles:
Rootsweb.com The Castles of Ireland
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/castles/irecastl-Louth.htm
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