Tullynally Castle is one of Ireland's castles located in Westmeath .
| Castle | |
| Tallinnalli Castle | |
|---|---|
| English Tullynally castle | |
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| A country |  Ireland |
| County | Westmeath |
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History
In the 17th century, a fortified house stood on the site of Tallinnali Castle. Henry Pakenham, the former captain of the parliamentary army during the Civil War in the British Isles, received the land around Tallinn Castle in 1665. He received the land and the estate of Tallinn as compensation instead of paying the debt, his deity could not pay. His grandson, Thomas Packenham, received the title of Baron Longford in 1756. Grandson of Thomas Packenham, another Thomas Packenham, III Baron Longford inherited the title of Earl Longford in 1794 from his grandmother - Countess Longford.
II Earl Longford rebuilt the 17th-century fortified house in the Neo-Gothic style in the early 1800s, adding to it a moat with water. At this time, the castle looked more like a medieval castle than any other mansion of those times in Ireland. Since then, the Tallinn Castle has been owned by several generations of the Pakengem family. Today Tallinn Castle is owned by Thomas Pakengem, VIII Earl of Longford. Now it is the largest house in Ireland, it is privately owned by one person.
In this castle, the British Army General, Sir Edward Packenham, was born and raised.
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See also
- List of castles in Ireland