Malahide Castle was built in 1185, when Richard Talbot, a knight who accompanied Henry II to Ireland in 1174, was granted the "lands and harbour of Malahide". The oldest parts of the castle date back to the 12th century and it was home to the Talbot family for almost 800 years, from 1185 until 1976!
In the 1920s the private papers of James Boswell were discovered in the castle, and sold to an American collector (they are now on display at Yale!) by Boswell's great-great-grandson Lord Talbot of Malahide.
Malahide Castle was eventually inherited by the seventh Baron Talbot and when he died in 1973, it was passed to his sister, Rose. In 1975, Rose sold the castle to the Irish State, because she could not afford the taxes.
It had a cemetery in the yard of the church and looked kinda creepy if you ask me! We didn't learn anything about it, so I can't give you a cool history about it like I did with the castle!
After the Castle we went along the North coast of Dublin where there were beautiful beaches where people were actually swimming when it was only 55degrees out!
We also saw special lighthouses that were built in the time of Napoleon to help defend against French attacks, if they ever were to come.
We also saw an island about 4 miles off the coast, which was where the Vikings first landed! The Vikings used this as a pathway to invade Ireland, but many Vikings ended up staying and living in Ireland!
All together it was a really fun day!
Oh, and Don was able to find a guy to fix my chair so it charges! I've been getting around fine and having a lot of fun! I went downtown yesterday and got a green jacket because its a bit windy here.
Anyways, I'm having a lot of fun here and I hope everyone is doing good back home!!
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