Summerhill (IE)
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Summerhill (Irish: Cnoc an Línsigh) is a designated heritage village in County Meath, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the R156 and R158 regional roads and is part of the Laracor civil parish.
The Irish version of the town's name means "Lynch's Hill", and it was the ancestral home of the Norman-Irish Lynch family, whence came the Galway merchant family of the same name - one of the "Tribes of Galway".
It is also the site of one of the most important battles in 17th century Ireland, the Battle of Dungan's Hill. The town was known in English as 'The Knock' or 'Lynchs' Knock' (phonetic renderings of Cnoc an Línsigh, Lynchs' hill) until about 1667 when it was renamed Summerhill. The ruins of the large Lynch castle can be seen in the village today.
Between Trim and the area of Summerhill stand the ruins of Dangan House (formerly Dangan Castle), which was the childhood home of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
For the GB town of Summer Hill see here
Summerhill Co. Meath
The original Post Office is now a Chinese Takeaway.