Cloney Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

No visible surface trace survives in the extensive Cloney farmyard, though O’Conor recorded an old castle retaining its roof in 1837. Kelly occupied the attached house when that observation was made, suggesting the castle still gave shelter rather than standing empty. The church and graveyard seventy-five metres south keep the place anchored in human memory even when the buildings disappeared.

In an extensive farmyard, in which large outbuildings have been erected. In 1837, according to O’Conor who co-compiled the OSL (Herity 2002, 70 [206]), ‘… in Cloney townland, is an old Castle, retaining its roof, and attached to it, a house, occupied by – Kelly.’ No visible surface trace survives. A church (KD030-003----) and graveyard (KD030-003001-) lie c. 75m to the S. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 18 September 2013

Cloney Castle was built in the 17th century by the MacDonnell family, a prominent Gaelic-Irish clan in the area. It is remembered as a rare example of a well-preserved Irish tower house from that period.

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