. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. t Church Deeds. « See the Journal for 1898, p. 303. He married a sister of Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, and had five daughterswho all made great matches. See Burkes * Lauded Gentry, ed. 1847, p. 446. CLONDALKIN, TALLAGHT, ETC., WEST CO. DUBLIN. 95 some months after his appointment, on the accession of George I., to thechief seat in the Excher^uer, the Hon. Captain Allen, father of the fourthand fifth Viscounts Allen,^ Philip Walsh, an eminent Kings counsel, whowas engaged for the plaintiff in the great Anncsley peerage case, andLor
. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. t Church Deeds. « See the Journal for 1898, p. 303. He married a sister of Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, and had five daughterswho all made great matches. See Burkes * Lauded Gentry, ed. 1847, p. 446. CLONDALKIN, TALLAGHT, ETC., WEST CO. DUBLIN. 95 some months after his appointment, on the accession of George I., to thechief seat in the Excher^uer, the Hon. Captain Allen, father of the fourthand fifth Viscounts Allen,^ Philip Walsh, an eminent Kings counsel, whowas engaged for the plaintiff in the great Anncsley peerage case, andLord Lisle, who married a daughter of Chief Earon our way along the main road, we come to the Castle of Dkimnagh, or, Druimneach, the ridged lands, as this district was called from thesand ridges, now known as the Green Hills. Mr. ^ Dix has described it in his articles on The Les-ser Castles of the CountyDublin in the IrishBuilder^ and says it isan oblong castle of theA iigio - Norman period,ithabattlemented contains three Drimnao-h. Castle. and underneath them there is a high arched way through which a ladencart could pass. On the side of the castle next the road there is a turretwiiich contained the stairs, and a chimney-flue supported on corbels. Onthe side fuithest from the road, against which a substantial house has the Joarnalior 1898, p. 28, note Bahlin Journal, Ajjril 21-25, 1752 ; and Pues Occurrences, March 2-5, 1765. 12 96 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND. been built, there is another turret. As DAlton mentions, traces of itsonce broad and deep fosse are still visible. There are several outbuild-ings, more or less ancient, and a little distance off in the direction of aneighbouring paper mill, are the ruins of a small square tower, whichcan be seen from the glen close by. It is from this glen Crumlin issupposed to take its name. The castle of Drimnagh came into the possession of the great familyof Barnewall at
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