Castle in Cahernalee, County Galway

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What is recorded here

In low-lying pastureland overlooking the Dooyertha River the N. This is possibly the castle referred to as 'Cowrly' in the 1574 list of Galway castles (Nolan 1901, 121). It was then in the barony of 'Kingestowne' (Athenry) and was in the possession of 'John Wall'. The tower house has collapsed and all that survives is a grass-over rectangular mound (9.7m N-S; 7.6m E-W) with some large pieces of mortared roughly cut limestone visible. Along the S side a grassed-over section of walling (H 1.5m) appears to be in situ. No architectural features or fragments were evident. The tower house occupies the N half of an associated bawn (GA097-044001-).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA097-044

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