Moydrum Castle, Athlone. The castle was built in 1812 for the 1st Baron Castlemaine to the designs of the architect Richard Morrison. The house was burnt out in 1921 by the IRA, in revenge for several smaller homes that had been burned by the Black and Tans. Lady Castlemaine, who was at home, reported that the attackers had been quite gentlemanly and had helped her remove the family plate from the house before setting fire to it.