What is recorded here
Rathfolan stands in ruins across County Clare, stripped of its identity but unchanged in its bones. The castle has lost its name and history, yet it remains present in the landscape, waiting for someone to remember what it was built to do.
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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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