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Kilmurry Castle
Kilmurry Castle
Phone direct :
Kilmurry, Clare
Further along the main road is Kilmurray, otherwise Mountcashel, Castle built in 1466 by Conor na Srona, King of Thomond....
Ardamullivan Castle
Ardamullivan Castle
Phone direct :
Tubber, Gort, Galway
It is an O' Shaughnessy castle built early in the 16th century. It stands on an elevated site and is partially surrounded by its original defensive wall.
In 1579 Ardmullivan witnessed a bloody encounter between Dermot, known as the - Queens O' Shaughnessy - and his nephew john, who had claimed the family estates against his unpopular uncle. The two men fought hand-to-hand, the outcome being the deaths of both....
Newtown Castle
Newtown Castle
Phone direct :
Ballyvaughan, Clare
A distinctive 16th century fortified tower house built originally for a branch of the O'Brien's before coming into the possession of the powerful local family of the O'Loghlens. The first three floors exhibit many defensive features such as narrow slit windows, gun loops and murder holes. The main floor presents a visual record of the castle restoration. The second floor is now called the Scriptorium. There are guided tours of the photographic exhibitions of the restoration.
Walking...
Ardgillan Castle And Victorian Gardens
Ardgillan Castle And Victorian Gardens
Phone direct :
Balbriggan, Dublin
Built by Rev. Robert Taylor in 1738, this fine 18th century country-manor house is surrounded by 80ha of woodlands and gardens.
It overlooks the sea 30km north of Dublin city. Ardgillan houses the permanent exhibition of 17th century "Down Survey" maps of Ireland.
The garden contains a fine Victorian conservatory and rose garden. A unique 20 alcove fruit wall is one of the features of the Walled Garden which also includes sections for herbs, vegetables and Irish plants.
Oranmore Castle
Oranmore Castle
Phone direct :
Oranmore, Galway
A 14th/15th century castle on the shore of Galway Bay, it was originally the seat of the Blakes.
When the Blakes left Oranmore the house attached to the castle was demolished. The castle has since been re-roofed and made habitable....
Leamaneh Castle
Leamaneh Castle
Phone direct :
Kilfenora, Clare
The eastern portion of the castle is a 5-story tower built about 1480, with stone vault on the top floor, and a number of holes for guns. A four-storey mansion was added to the west of the tower in the 1640s, and it has some mullioned windows (some of which are modern). Beside the castle was a large bawn, remnants of which can be seen on both sides of the road. The original gate, with an inscription saying that it was erected by Conor O'Brien and his wife Maire Ni Mahon in 1643, was removed a...
Parkes Castle
Parkes Castle
Phone direct :
Lough Gill, Fivemile Bourne, Leitrim
A 17th century fortified manor house which has recently been restored using Irish oak and traditional craftsmenship. The courtyard contains the foundations and features of an earlier defensive structure....
Thoor Ballylee Castle
Thoor Ballylee Castle
Phone direct :
Gort, Galway
Thoor Ballylee Castle is a four storey tower dating back to the 16th century, beautifully situated beside a stream. There was much to enchant William Butler Yeats on his first visit to Ballylee in 1885: the old square castle, the little river and the legend of a most beautiful local woman 'Mary Hynes, the Shining Flower of Ballylee.
He eventually bought the medieval tower, which was built by the Norman de Burgo family, with a cottage and garden for the grand sum of IR35.00 in 1916. The...
Swords Castle
Swords Castle
Phone direct :
Swords, Dublin
The castle was built around 1200 as an Episcopal manor. It is 5-sided, enclosing a courtyard of considerable size.
It is entered by a strong gateway with a porter's room on the left, and on the right a priest's room with remains of mid-13th century windows and a first floor reached by a spiral staircase.
Beyond it is a chapel of fourteenth-century date, with parts of an original tiled floor; its windows have been built up. The tower at the north end of the wall was the residence...
Pallas Castle
Pallas Castle
Phone direct :
Pallas, Tynagh, Loughrea, Galway
Possibly the best-preserved tower-house in a county which has many well-preserved examples. The tower is 5 storeys high, with the third storey vaulted. Beside having a guard's room, and a 'dog's hole', the ground floor has an oven which was added later.
There are a number of good fireplaces preserved on the various floors, with ahead on that of the first floor. The fourth floor has attractive mullioned windows framed in arches. The tower if surrounded by an extremely well-preserved...
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