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What is recorded here

Castletogher stood in level Galway grassland beside a stream, belonging in 1574 to Tibbot Vlligs sonnes before disappearing entirely by 1839. It vanished so completely that no stone, ditch or earthwork remains for anyone to touch. The land absorbed the castle, erasing the boundary between human ambition and natural patience. What was built to control became indistinguishable from the grass within two centuries.

In level grassland, some 50m S of a stream. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Tibbot Vlligs sonnes' (Nolan 1901b, 117) but evidently levelled by 1839 (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 69). No visible surface trace survives. (Knox 1902a, 401) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Built or held by the Tibbot (Tibbert) family, likely in the 16th century. It is remembered as a now-levelled site that appeared in historical records as early as 1574, indicating its presence during the early phases of English colonial activity in Ireland.

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