Coppenagh Castle

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 SE wall of barrel-vaulted structure of granite boulders aligned NW-SE, with large embrasures on ground floor and loft below vault. Ground plan obscured by large pieces of fallen masonry and debris. (OSL 1939, 356; ITA Survey 1945).

Coppenagh Castle was built in the late 16th or early 17th century by the Butler family, who were prominent landowners in the region. It is remembered as an example of early Irish domestic architecture and for its historical association with the influential Butler dynasty.