What is recorded here
Ballinafad Castle, located in County Sligo, was likely built in the 15th or 16th century by the O'Connors of Sligo, a prominent Gaelic Irish family. It is remembered as an example of late medieval Irish castle architecture and as a symbol of local Gaelic power before the English plantations.
Places near here
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Bothar an Iarla Ruaidh or the Red Earls RoadRoad, road/trackway · 724 yd
Man-made underground passage in BunnadoberMan-made underground passage · 922 yd
Church in AghanaghChurch · 1249 yd
MoatCastle, motte · 1.7 mi
IndicatedBawn · 1.7 mi
Carricknahorna EastMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Muck IslandIslet · 1.9 mi
Battle of the Curlew Mountains (1599)Battlefield · 2.2 mi
Battle of Curlew PassMajor battlefield · 2.2 mi
Bricklieve MountainsMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Loughbrick BayBay · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland · CC BY 2.0