(ALL THAT’S INTERESTING) – Johnstown Castle in Wexford County, Ireland, looks like the kind of place that contains secrets. Grand, gothic, and over 800 years old, the fortress practically oozes intrigue. Recent restoration work has started to chip away at its mysteries — and has just revealed a centuries-old forgotten room.
“This is a really incredible discovery,” Anne O’Donoghue, CEO of the Irish Heritage Trust, said to Irish Central. “It is highly unusual to find additional hidden treasures in heritage properties and this is the second time that this has happened at Johnstown castle following our discovery of a secret room under the tower at the lake just last year.”
As the BBC reports, the secret room was discovered by a carpenter who was working on one of the castle’s windows. After breaking through a section of wall, contractors stumbled upon the small hidden room, which appeared to have been mysteriously sealed up some years before.
