What is recorded here
Built by the Mahon family, a prominent Norman-Irish dynasty, in the 13th century, Castle Mahon is remembered as a symbol of their influence in west Limerick during the medieval period.
Places near here
Mahoonagh Church (in ruins)Church · 185 yd
Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptistchurch/chapel · 267 yd
Enclosure in Mahoonagh BegEnclosure · 723 yd
BarrowBarrow, ring-barrow · 1.3 mi
Ballynoe Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.3 mi
Mayne Ho.Castle, unclassified · 2.5 mi
Garbally WellSpring · 3.1 mi
Sunday WellSpring · 3.9 mi
European ashEuropean ash · 4.5 mi
Ballagh MountainMountain / peak · 5.3 mi
Limerick GreenwayWalking route · 6.2 mi
Sugar HillMountain / peak · 7.0 miOther information
Photo: Garry Dickinson · CC BY-SA 2.0