CASTLE & BAWN: MOYRY or MOIRY CASTLE in Carrickbroad — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Moyry Castle stands in Carrickbroad, County Armagh, preserving a late medieval structure that still carries the weight of local memory. Its stones mark a time when armed families controlled narrow valleys and trusted walls more than words. The castle may have hosted feasts, frightened neighbours or simply watched the fields beneath it. Whatever happened inside, the building survived to keep that unknown life visible.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE & BAWN: MOYRY or MOIRY CASTLE. Recorded period: POST-MED; LATE-MED. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Moyry Castle was built in the late 16th century by the O'Hanlon family, Gaelic chieftains of the area, and later held by English forces during the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century. It is remembered for its strategic position on the border between counties Armagh and Monaghan, marking a key site in the Anglo-Irish conflict.

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