Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland

I was living in this small town about an hour away from Dublin for 5 weeks. I am going to have to make a couple posts about this town. To begin County Meath is the heritage capital of Ireland, within the county there are so many historical sites and you can find/ see ruins everywhere amongst the modern buildings.

To begin I was in an archaeological dig in Trim excavating the Blackfriary built in 1263.

But some sights around town were Trim Castle, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Simon de Rocheforts Cathedral, St John's Priory, Yellow Steeple, Medieval bridge.

Trim Castle

Building began in 1172 by Hugh de Lacy who was granted the lands from the English King Henry II. It is the largest Anglo-Norman Castle in Ireland. It sits in the middle of town which still maintains its medieval street layout. The town was at the height of power during the middle ages and was the place to be. When discussion of where to place Trinity College began, the other option was Trim. Imagine if things had been different how Trim would be currently. Also an interesting tidbit about the castle, Braveheart was filmed here and was used as the castle double for York castle. Anyways here are some pictures of the castle.

Within the gatehouse

 Where the sacraments were kept in the castle chapel

The view from the window where the Prince's lover was thrown from in the movie Braveheart

At the top of the castle

The River Boyne and view from the top of the castle