Discovery at Johnstown Castle made by contractor carrying out conservation works on windows
A joiner carrying out window repairs in the 800-year-old castle discovered the secret room, the second such discovery on the property in recent times. Photograph: Irish Heritage Trust
He said it was clear that there were two windows on the third floor of the tower that did not have an entry point for doing the window restoration works.“We had to make our entry in through the window and, once we did, we discovered that there was a bricked-up archway that had been closed up, I think in 1950 or thereabouts, with concrete blocks,” he said. “So we just kind of went through then and took down the wall and there was the archway.
Brenda Comerford, manager at Johnstown Castle, speculated that the latest room discovered may have been sealed-off due to a tragedy that happened in times past. Renovation work was completed in April on the east wing of Johnstown Castle before it was officially opened to the public. It spans over three floors where, historically, parties and events would have taken place. The wing once housed a ballroom, oratory, billiard room and science laboratory.The Johnstown Castle Estate Museum and Gardens is in the care of the Irish Heritage Trust since 2019, and underwent a €7.
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