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Castle (in Ruins) Granahan More

Castle, tower house
Castle (in Ruins) Granahan More
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Granaghan More stands in ruins across Clare, a tower house reduced to stones and memory. It is not clear whether the build was for trade, tax or threat, but the shape still points upward like a broken finger. The land around it has changed hands and names, yet the tower keeps its own silence.
See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Date of upload: 15 December 2014
Built by the MacNamara dynasty in the 15th or 16th century, Castle Granaghan More is remembered as a significant example of a Clare tower house, reflecting the regional Gaelic aristocracy's defensive and social structures during the late medieval period.

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