Dunsany Castle

Dunsany Castle and Demesne are situated in the town of Dunsany between the historic town of Trim, with Ireland's largest castle (King John's Castle or simply Trim Castle, a former Dunsany holding) and the large village of Dunshaughlin on one of the country's main routes, in County Meath. There is a hamlet, with post office store, church and school, in Dunsany; the next village is Kilmessan. Meath (the current county, formerly known as "East Meath", and County Westmeath, combined) once formed a separate, fifth, province of Ireland, which was the territory of the High King (Ard Ri); today, this is all within the eastern province, Leinster. The former seat of the High Kings, Tara, is only a few kilometers from Dunsany. Also nearby is Bective Abbey.