![]() While standing on the right side of the castle looking up one of the bricks in the building has a stone image of St. The Church of Ireland church dates from 1847 by Joseph Welland and was designed in an Early English Gothic style. The square tower holds several medieval tombs including that of James Bermingham ( 1527) and the double-effigy tomb of Christopher Barnewall and his wife Marion Sherle ( 1589). ![]() This building has three matching (smaller) towers at its corners. It is adjacent to a Norman square tower built against it in the 15th century. The only tangible remnant of the early Christian foundation at Lusk is the round tower. Lusk was plundered and burned several times in the 8th and 9th centuries by marauding Vikings, who eventually built a permanent settlement at Dubh Linn, now Dublin. Maur's original church, or more likely its later replacement, are at the top of Whitestown hill, firmly in the parish of Rush. Maur, who nowadays connects with Rush (RosEo). The settlement of Lusk has been associated with St. The area was known as Bregia in pre-Christian times and was said to have been the birthplace of CĂș Chulainn's wife, Emer in Irish mythology. ![]() Oral tradition suggests MacCullin may have either lived in or been buried in a cave and that the name "Lusk" derives from an old Irish word Lusca meaning 'cave' or 'underground chamber'. The name "Lusk" is said to date back to Saint MacCullin, who founded a church there c. The town is located about 20 km (12 mi) north of Dublin city centre. ![]()
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