Overview
Castle — unclassified in Ballinalack is recorded as Castle — unclassified in Westmeath. wo medieval castles at Ballinalack stood beside the fording point of the Inny River. The terrier of the 1659 Down Survey parish map of Leny recorded that ‘there are in this parish six castles vizt.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: In 1629 the estate of Edward Ledwitch who died in 1628 was described as consist of one castle in the townland of Ballinlacke & Grange with 120 acres of land, in Carrick 140 acres, 15 acres in Fulmort, 120 acres in Cappagh, 60 acres in Joanstown 30 acres in Cullenhugh and 30 acres in Heathland (Cal.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: In 1642 the Castle of Ballinalack was attacked and captured by the Parliamentary army (Woods 1907, 141).
What survives
The saved account records: No surface remains visible of the medieval castle of Ballinalack which stood E of the fording point and bridge (WM006-075----) over the Inny River and adjacent to a medieval routeway.
Why it mattered
Castle — unclassified in Ballinalack matters because a real conflict, loss or destructive event is tied to this exact place. The source records: In 1642 the Castle of Ballinalack was attacked and captured by the Parliamentary army (Woods 1907, 141). It shows how a wider struggle reached the local landscape and the people using it.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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