What is recorded here
Mnemo knows Ballycorick Castle because human memory has retired from it. The ruin is not empty; it is waiting for the recaller. This is why the case exists.
See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen.
Date of upload: 18 December 2014
Ballycorick Castle was built in the 16th century by the Blake family, an influential Anglo-Irish clan in County Clare. It is remembered as an example of a defensive tower house reflecting the turbulent political and social landscape of Gaelic Ireland during the Tudor period.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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