Summerhill, County Meath
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Summerhill (Irish: Cnoc an Línsigh)[2] is a heritage village in County Meath, Ireland.[3] It is located in the south of the county, between Trim and Kilcock on the R158 and west of Dunboyne on the R156.
Summerhill
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°28′55″N 6°43′51″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Meath |
Dáil Éireann | Meath West |
Population | 878 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
It is the site of one of the most important battles in 17th century Ireland, the Battle of Dungan's Hill. Up until 1667, the village was known in English as 'The Knock' or 'Lynchs' Knock' (phonetic renderings of Cnoc an Línsigh) as it was the ancestral home of the Norman-Irish Lynch family, whence came the Galway merchant family of the same name - one of the "Tribes of Galway".[4] However, in about 1667, it was renamed Summerhill by the Langfords, the landed gentry, builders of Summerhill House and planners of the village as it is today.[5]
The ruins of the large Lynch castle can be seen in the village today while, apart from the village layout, only the demesne walls and entrance pillars of Summerhill House still stand.