Castle Roche

Castle Roche is a Norman fortress located some 10 km north-west of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. It changed into the seat of the De Verdun own family who constructed the fortress in 1236 AD. It is built upon a huge rocky outcrop and instructions good sized views of the encircling usa. Together with a deep moat its robust walls rendered it really impregnable. A mystery passage as soon as connected the fortress to a round tower outpost. St. Ronan's Well lies close by. The de Verdun own family of Alton Castle, Staffordshire had a records within the region, Bertram de Verdun arriving as a part of John's first day trip to Ireland.

By 1185 he had erected a manor residence at Castle town Mount and in the end received the town's charter in 1189. Bertram's granddaughter Rohesia de Verdun from Alton, England became married to Theobald le Bottler, second Chief Butler of Ireland. After her husband’s sudden dying while touring in Poitou, France, she moved to her lands in Ireland. She straight away set about fortifying the land with a fortress.