What is recorded here
Caherelly Castle was built in the 15th century by the Fitzgerald family, the powerful Earls of Kildare. It is remembered as a significant example of a tower house in west Limerick, reflecting the defensive and territorial strategies of the Gaelic-Irish aristocracy during the late medieval period.
Places near here
Caherelly Castlecountry house · 62 yd
Grave YardGraveyard · 351 yd
Caherelly Church (in ruins)Church · 370 yd
BarrowBarrow, ring-barrow · 385 yd
Black Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 1230 yd
OultinedBawn · 1431 yd
The SpectaclesVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Lough Gur Heritage CentreVisitor information · 1.7 mi
Pedunculate OakPedunculate Oak · 1.9 mi
Banoge's WellSpring · 2.0 mi
St. Patrick's WellSpring · 4.6 mi
Kilteely HillMountain / peak · 4.6 miOther information
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