Trim Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Atha Troim), Trim, County Meath, Ireland, on the bank of the Boyne has an area of 30,000 m². It is the remains of Ireland's largest Anglo-Norman castle. It was built primarily by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter.
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