What is recorded here

Crumlin Castle vanished before human memory, leaving only a shadow on an old survey map and a hint of stone in the earth. Gerald Fitzgerald held it in 1528, yet no wall or gate remains to mark the place where his power stood. The townland keeps its secret, refusing to show the castle that once belonged to a great name.

The precise location of Crumlin Castle within the townland of Crumlin has not been identified. In 1585 Gerald Fitzgerald, late Earl of Kildare was seised on 8 June 1528 of 'a castle in Cronilinge [Crumlin] 1 mes[suage], 100a' (Griffith 1991, 43). The possible castle at Crumlin may have been one of the ruinous buildings depicted on the 17th century Down Survey map of Newcastle and Uppercross Barony (Hibernia Regnum). See attached section of Down Survey map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 January 2023

Crumlin Castle was held by Gerald Fitzgerald, Earl of Kildare, by at least 1528, and is remembered for its mention in historical land records, reflecting the extent of Fitzgerald influence in the region during the early 16th century.

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