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From: Louise Lacey <>
Subject: Re: [LACY-L] Trim Castle in Ireland built by de Lacey
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:07:55 -0700

Margaret

I will never get there myself, and would love to see the pictures.

Louise



>My family and I were at Trim Castle June 2002. While some is left in ruins,
>the keep has been restored somewhat. You can tour the keep with a guide. You
>enter by an exterior stair to the main door on the second level and then use
>the original steep winding stairs to go upward. They have built a translucent
>roof over it and where interior wood floors have disappered, they built
>walkways. At the top level in the Chapel, you can see a small scale replica of
the
>castle as it looked upon completion. You also can see the stone alter with
>two small water basins in stone, one for the priest to wash his hands and one
>for holy water. The building that houses the deck to the canal is intact and
>very interesting; this is how they came and went and received supplies. Most
>of the exterior wall is intact and you enter the castle by way of the original
>gateway. You can see nearby the Abbey the Lacey's built and I have a copy of
>the tale of Evelyn deLacy and her love. I don't consider it a ruin or pile of
>stones, but a home of long gone by possible family members. I have several
>photos and could scan them and send to anyone on the list if they are
>interested. I'm still trying to tie my Lacy branch to others and it will happen.
>Margaret
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