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History
Gormanston Castle was the seat of the Preston family (the Viscount Gormanston) from the 14th century until it was sold to the Franciscan Order of Friars in the late 1940s. The castle now standing was built on the site of an earlier castle around 1786 by the Prestons.
The Franciscans established a boarding school for boys on the grounds in 1955, known as Gormanston College. Today, Gormanston College is a co-educational day school and boarding school, run by the Franciscan Province of Ireland.
Legends
According to tradition, the foxes of County Meath gather around the castle when the head of the Preston family is about to die.
Latitude: 53.6377897, Longitude: -6.242593700000043Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Preston, Viscount of Gormanston Jenico* | 1502 | Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland | I56724 |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Residence |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston, Baron Gormanston Christopher* | Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland | I56732 | |
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| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston / Herbert | 9 Nov 1584 | Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland | F18656 |
