Broughal Castle

Not visible at ground level. There are substantial remains of out-buildings and part of 19th-century gothick style bawn near site of castle. The castle was demolished in the 1930's. Chief seat of the Molloy's (Cooke 1875, 234-5). Depicted in the Kings County Chronicles as a tall rectangular tower with crenellated wall walk and gabled roof. (Loeber 1988 vol. 2, 9-11) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Broughal Castle was the chief seat of the Molloy family in the 19th century. It is remembered for its historical association with the local gentry and its later 19th-century Gothic Revival-style bawn, before its demolition in the 1930s.