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David T. Friendly (born May 1, 1956) is an American film producer best known for co-producing the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
This List of Castles in Ireland, be they in Northern Ireland and thus United Kingdom or in the Republic of Ireland, is organised by county within their respective jurisdiction.
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De Lacy
The land area of Meath was owned by the church but was granted to Hugh de Lacy in 1172 by Henry II of England as one of the new administrative areas.De Lacy built a huge ringwork castle defended by a stout double palisade and external ditch on top of the hill. There may also have been further defences around the cliffs fringing the high ground. Part of a stone footed timber gatehouse lies beneath the present stone gate at the west side of the castle. The site was chosen because it is on raise...
Geneville and Mortimer
The next phase of the castle's development took place at the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th century; a new great hall (with undercroft and attached solarin a radically altered curtain tower), a new forebuilding, and stables were added to the keep. On Walter de Lacy's death in 1241 his granddaughter Mathilda ('Maud') inherited the castle. Her second husband was Geoffrey de Geneville (brother of the crusade historian Jean de Joinville), Lord of Vaucouleurs in Champagne, F...
Later ownership
During the 15th century the Irish Parliament met in Trim Castle seven times and a mint operated in the castle. It was at that time the centre of administration for Meath and marked the outer northern boundary of The Pale. In the 16th century it fell into decline and was allowed to deteriorate, but it was refortified during the Irish Confederate Wars in the 1640s. In 1649 after the sacking of Drogheda, the garrison of Trim fled to join other Irish forces and the place was occupied by the army...
With an area of 30,000 m2, Trim Castle is the largest Cambro-Norman castle in Ireland. The design of the central three-storey keep (also known as a donjon or great tower) is unique for a Norman keep being of cruciform shape, with twenty corners. It was built on the site of the previous large ring work fortification in at least three stages, initial...
The Office of Public Worksoperate a Guide Service at Trim Castle and the grounds are open to the public for self-guiding, on payment of an entry fee. Access to the Castle keep is by guided tour only, an entry fee also applies. In winter, the complex is open only on weekends and bank holidays.
The 1980 movie The Big Red One, starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill, was also partially shot in Trim and in particular at Trim Castle. The castle is noted for the part it played in the filming of Mel Gibson's film Braveheart. The castle was presented as the walled city of York; scenes that took place in London were also filmed here.
In 2003 there was a controversy surrounding the decision by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Martin Cullen not to oppose the construction of a five-storey hotel across the road from the castle. The development had been condemned by a local councillor, a senior inspector in An Bord Pleanála (acting in a private capacit...
Reeves-Smith, Terrence. 1995. Irish Castles. Belfast: The Appletree Press Ltd.De Breffny, Brian. 1977. Castles of Ireland. London: Thames and Hudson.Salter, Mike. 1993. Castles and Strong Houses of Ireland. Worc.: Folly Publications.Sweetman, David. 1999. The Medieval Castles of Ireland. Cork: The Collins Press.Sweetman, P. D. (1998), "The development of Trim Castle in the light of recent research", Château Gaillard: Études de castellologie médiévale, XVIII: 223–230, ISBN 9782902685059Hayden, A.R (2011) Trim Castle, Co Meath: Excavations 1995–8. Archaeological Monograph Series: 6. Wordwell (Bray) & Stationery Office (Dublin).Apr 7, 2023 · There are hundreds of castles dotting the Irish landscape, with some dating back to the 12th century. They come in various forms, including tower houses, strongholds, and fortified manor houses. Some of the most famous Irish castles include Blarney Castle, Kilkenny Castle, and the Rock of Cashel.
David T. Friendly is an Academy Award-nominated producer for Best Picture nominee Little Miss Sunshine. He has been a film producer and motion picture executive for over thirty years.
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Jan 6, 2023 · Trim Castle, known as the ultimate symbol of Norman glory, is located along the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. It is the biggest Cambro- Norman castle in Ireland. Very few sites in Ireland have as many medieval structures as the historic town of Trim and the most significant of these structures is Trim Castle.
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This short paper addresses what I regard as two critical issues in Irish castellological research: the definition of the ‘hall-house’, and the relationship of buildings so identified with the tower-houses of the later middle ages.
