Ballylee Castle

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Ballylee Castle is a 13th-century tower house built by the de Burgo family, later held by the Fitzgeralds, and is associated with W.B. Yeats, who lived nearby and wrote about the area. It is remembered for its literary connections and well-preserved medieval architecture.