See here for more stories of County Wicklow The Black Castle In 1176, the land on which the Black Castle stands was granted to the Maurice FitzGerald, one of the first Cambro-Norman mercenaries to come to Ireland. It was part of a considerable land grant by Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, […]
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