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Castle of Tybbot MacGibbon in Ballymacgibbon North and Ballymacgibbon South, County Mayo. It is an unclassified castle recorded in 1574. Its exact location is not known, but the name still belongs to the land.
Castle of Tybbot MacGibbon in 1574 (Knox 1908, 347). Exact location not known. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 682. Date of upload: 16 January 2015
Built by Tybbot MacGibbon in 1574, the castle is remembered as a historical landmark associated with the MacGibbon family in the region, though its exact location remains unidentified.

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