What is recorded here

Castle Launder watched Glenfais from a commanding ridge, holding Glandine for the FitzGerald family until they lost everything in 1653. The stones have vanished, but the land still remembers the shape of its towers because people continue pointing to the empty grass.

In 1610 'Edmund FitzJohn FitzGerald was seised in fee of the castle and town and lands of Glandine' and the family forfeited all in 1653 (King 1931, 192). The castle may be that which appears on 17th century maps as Castle Launder/Linder/Lander though, on the maps, the latter is placed nearer to Anascaul or Inch (Ó Conchúir 1973, 95). No trace of any features survives, but the site is still pointed out locally. It was situated in a commanding position overlooking Glenfais. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1007. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

Edmund FitzJohn FitzGerald held Castle Glandine in 1610, and the family lost it in 1653 following their forfeiture after the Irish Rebellion. The castle is remembered as part of the historical estates of the FitzGerald family, significant in the context of 17th-century Anglo-Irish land conflicts.

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