
What is recorded here
Caherelly Castle is recorded as a castle in County Limerick. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
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
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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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