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Black Castle was an O'Haynes stronghold on a broad oval mound in Caherelly East, repaired by Mr Hannan before 1826 and levelled before 1840. It vanished so completely that even its mound resists description, leaving behind only a sheila-na-gig said to have come from its walls. The castle may have been small, brutal or merely stubborn, but it claimed enough life to be remembered through a carved stone rather than a ruined tower.

Depicted on the 1840 OS map as a small rectangular structure near the E end of an oval mound (c. 35m E-W; c. 20m N-S) but marked 'site of' on the 1928 OS map. According to Westropp (1906-7, 91) this O'Haynes' castle was 'repaired by Mr Hannan before 1826, and was levelled before 1840'. There is now no evident trace of the castle. A sheila-na-gig (LI023-040001-) is said to have come from this castle. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 13 November 2013

Built by the O'Haynes family in the late medieval period, the Black Castle at Caherelly East is remembered as an example of early Irish castle architecture and as a site reflecting the historical presence and influence of the O'Haynes in the region.

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