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History of Drumcondra Castle in Dublin, Ireland
 The Drumcondra Castle Conference Centre is located in the tranquil parkland campus of St. Joseph's Services for the Visually Impaired. We are ideally situated in the suburb of Drumcondra, halfway between Dublin city centre, Dublin Airport and the M1 motorway, for your conference, meeting or workshop. The campus is readily accessible by car or bus and Drumcondra Railway station is a ten minute walk away.
A little History: Earliest records show that the land on which Drumcondra Castle now stands belonged to the Priory of the Holy Trinity. During the middle of the 16th century a descendant of an ancient Meath family named James Bathe took up residence there, and around 1555 an Elizabethan castle was built by him on the site.
After his death in 1586, the Castle became the residence of a notable figure in the history of Tyrone's rebellion, Sir William Warren, who married James Bathe’s widow. In 1591 his son Sir William became master at Drumcondra Castle. In the summer of that year the Earl of Tyrone married Mabel Bagenal in the Castle.
It is recorded that at four o’clock in the afternoon, in the presence of “ten English gentlemen of good sort” the knot was tied by the Bishop of Meath. For five days the Castle was the scene of great celebrations. Lady Warren later occupied the Castle. She was reputed to have been hostile to the English government and was said to have often entertained the Earl of Tyrone there. After her death her stepson John Bathe resided there until his death in 1634.
During the Commonwealth the Castle declined in importance. James the Second, after the Restoration in 1677 granted the Drumcondra lands to a Giles Martin. In 1703 the Castle was occupied by Captain Chichester Phillips, a member of the Irish Parliament, who purchased the lease from Martin. Around 1780 St Edward Newenham, a prominent public figure resided in the Castle. The Castle changed owners again after that and in 1859 was acquired by the Trustees of St Josephs.
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