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nr. Kilmacrehy
OS Grid:R 094892
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This tower house is a rather precarious single wall standing four storeys high. The castle here was built by the O'Connors in 1306 and it remained a stronghold for the family until the Elizabethan Era. By 1584, the castle was held by the O'Briens.

Almost a century later, the building was described as a tall battlemented tower with a two-story house attached to it, still standing, since a Cromwellian officer saved the castle from demolition.

The current castle is very ruined, and has suffered several collapses in the 19th century. It was build on poor foundations, which probably can be blamed for the current ruinous state.

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