Castles and forts in County Limerick, A to Z

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• Castle ComfortCastle — unclassifiedWestropp (1906-07, 99-100) recorded the following details about Castlecomfort; 'This very probably the last named. In…
• Castle ConnellCastle — Anglo-Norman masonry castleCastle Connell stands on the summit of an isolated rock close by the town, and within a short distance of the river…
• Castle FieldBawnEarthworks in field visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 which is annotated 'Castle Field' on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch…
• Castle FieldCastle — unclassifiedThe townland of Ashfort was known as Eanach an Róistigh / Annaghrosty also referred to as Ballyrosty. Earthworks in…
• Castle IeversCastle — unclassifiedThe Ordnance Survey recorded in 1840 that there was the 'ruins of an ancient castle adjoining Castle Iever or Tullerboy…
• Castle in ruinsCastle — unclassifiedSkool Castle and bawn described by Westropp (1906-7, 187) as following; 'Alleged by Dyneley to have been built by King…
• Castle in ruinsCastle — hall-houseTomdeely was a manor of the Bishop of Limerick from the early 13th century but had become Desmond property by the 14th…
• Castle MatrixCastle — tower houseWestropp (1906-7, 214) recorded the following details on Castle Matrix; ‘1487 James ninth Earl of Desmond, murdered by…
• Castle TroyCastle — tower houseThe castle of Caladh an Treoigh [Castletroy] stands on the S bank of the River Shannon and was described by Westropp…
• Castle, Castle FarmBawnOn Aughinish Island overlooking the River Shannon; site now part of industrial complex (Aughinish Alumina) but…
• Castle, Castle GardeCastle — tower houseCastlegarde (Caisleán na gCeard) Castle is a tower house built some time in the 15th/16th century. In 1586 the state…
• Castle, Creggane CastleCastle — tower houseWestropp (1906/7, 193) recorded the following details about Creggane or Hakmys Castle; '1297 and 1309 Phil de…
• Castle, Maidstown CastleCastle — tower houseBallyvenoge (Baile Bheanóg) Castle (Westropp 1906-7, 171) in the townland of Maidstown (Baile Bheanóg) described in…
• Castle, Springfield CastleCastle — tower houseThe 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that in 1640 Sir Edmund Fitz Gerrald of Cloinegleisse an Irish Papist was…
• Castletown HouseCastle — unclassifiedThe castle of Castletown, which was besieged in 1642, was located, according to Westropp (1906-7, 157), in the…
• CloghadaltonCastle — unclassifiedA rock annotated 'Cloghadalton' on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map may mark approximate location of Cloghdalton Castle in…
• CloghanaroldCastle — unclassifiedCountry House is built on or close to the site of Clogharnold Castle (Westropp 1906-7, 211). The house is described as…
• Clonshire CastleCastle — hall-houseSituated on low rise of ground 45m E of the Clonshire (Cluain Siabhra) River, Clonshire watermill depicted standing…
• Coolyhenan HouseCastle — unclassifiedThe precise location of a castle in the townland of Coolyhenan (Cúil Uí Sheighneáin) has not been identified. Westropp…
• Coonagh CastleCastle — Anglo-Norman masonry castleAnglo Norman castle possibly built c. 1225 by William and Matilda de Marisco as the caput manor of the medieval cantred…
• Coreen CastleCastle — unclassifiedCorreen Castle also known as Coonagh was described by Westropp (1906-07, 82) as following; '1655 Counnagh, a gabled…
• Court CastleCastle — tower houseThe siting of Cullam and Courte Castles were described by Dowd (1896, 169) as ' The banks of the Maigue were well…
• Cullam CastleCastle — tower houseThe siting of Cullam (Killacollum) Castle was described by Dowd (1896, 169) as ' The banks of the Maigue were well…
• Derreen CastleCastle — tower houseSite of Derreen Castle now occupied by a modern house, in gently undulating pasture, with a tract of forestry to N and…
• Desmond CastleCastle — unclassifiedOne of two castles in the village of Knockainy, depicted as a tower house type structure standing inside a bawn wall on…
• Desmonds CastleCastle — Anglo-Norman masonry castleNational monument No. Adare Castle described in the Urban Survey (Bradley et. 1989, 3-15) as following: 'Desmond castle…
• Dotted outlineBawnSite of Garryellen Castle and bawn described by Westropp (1906-7, 177) as following; 'Site marked near Cashelmongan.…
• Dotted outlineBawnIn pasture overlooking a stream to S, with the ruins of Killeedy Castle in the centre. The ruins of Killeedy Church…
• Drombanny CastleHouse — fortified houseDrombanny Castle also known as Thomas Power's Court (OSNB Cahernarry parish, 333-4) stands on top of a hill with a…
• Dysert CastleCastle — tower houseWestropp (1906-7) recorded the following details about Dysert also known as Díseart Muirdeabhair; 'Probably included…
• Eagle Mount MoteCastle — motteIn pasture, on top of a broad rise. A circular earthen mound with steeply inclined sides and a circular summit (23.9m…
• Fanningstown CastleBawnFanningstown (Baile an Fhainínigh/the town of An Fainíneach/Fanning) Castle consists of a tower house and bawn which…
• Fanningstown CastleCastle — tower houseFanningstown (Baile an Fhainínigh/the town of An Fainíneach/Fanning) Castle consists of a tower house and bawn which…
• Garraunboy CastleCastle — tower houseWestropp (1906-7, 220) recorded the following details about Garraunboy (Garrán Buí) Castle and bawn; 'Garranbuidhe…
• Garret IslandCastle — unclassifiedOn a rocky island known as Garret Island (Geroid Island) in Lough Gur. The island is 150m NW of the Knockadoon…
• Glebe HouseCastle — tower houseThe Urban Survey of Limerick recorded the following details about Glebe Castle; 'A three floored castle at the extreme…
• Glenduff CastleCastle — tower houseGlenduff Castle was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as follows; 'Detached…
• Glenogra CastleCastle — Anglo-Norman masonry castlePoorly preserved remains of an impressive multi-period castle which was first built as a Desmond Castle in the 13th…
• Glenquin Castle, Police BarrackCastle — tower houseNational monument No. Atop natural rocky platform, bounded to W by deep ravine of stream, to E and N by sharp fall in…
• Grange CastleCastle — unclassifiedGrange Castle situated on top of rock outcrop identified by the OS as 'Ceathair Chinn Chon, one of the seats of the…
• HouseHouse — fortified houseGalwey's Castle (Ireton’s House) described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. 1989, 262) as following…
• Kenmare CastleCastle — unclassifiedKenmare Castle (NIAH Reg. 21811029) may have been built on site of medieval castle. The precise location of this castle…
• Kilbeheny CastleCastle — tower houseIn 1840 Kilbeheny Castle was described by the Ordnance Survey as follows; On the Townland of Castlequarter to the west…
• Kilduff CastleCastle — tower houseKilduff Castle described in 1840 (OSNB, Ballynaclogh Parish, 244) as ‘a castlelike house with barbicans at the corners.…
• Kilfinny CastleCastle — hall-houseKilfinny Castle and bawn described in 1840 as follows; 'said to have been built in the reign of king John by Cormac Mac…
• Killeedy CastleCastle — tower housePoorly preserved ruins of Killeedy Castle stands in centre of a circular shaped earthwork overlooking a stream…
• Kilmacow HouseBawnWestropp (1906-7, 225-6) recorded the following details about Kilmacow Castle and bawn; '1583 It was held from Earl of…
• Kilmacow HouseCastle — tower houseWestropp (1906-7, 225-6) recorded the following details about Kilmacow Castle and bawn; 'An appanage of Keynsham Abbey.…
• Kings CastleCastle — tower houseNational monument No. Annotated 'The Queen's Castle' on a map of Kilmallock town dating from c. 1600 (TCD, MS 1209/62).…
• Knockainy CastleCastle — tower houseOne of two castles in the village of Knockainy, depicted as a tower house type structure on the 1654-7 Down Survey map…
• Lickadoon CastleCastle — tower houseLickadoon Castle described by the Ordnance Survey as 'this castle is about 60 feet [18.3m] high and in a square form of…
• Lismakeery CastleCastle — tower houseLismakeery Old Castle described in 1840 as 'a rectangular building, the walls and gables are standing. The west and…
• Lisnacullia CastleCastle — tower houseWestropp (1906-7, 212) recorded the following details about Lisnacullia Castle; '1289 Lysnekylle. Liosnacoille was…
• Lissamota CastleCastle — tower houseLissamota Castle stands on S side of farmyard with stream 35m to W which marks townland boundary with Bealduvroga. Site…
• Loghill HoCastle — unclassifiedThe castle of Loghill was 'wasted' in 1302 war, but castle of that name existed in late16th/early 17th century…
• Longford CastleCastle — unclassifiedLongford Castle was described in 1840 as follows; 'this castle is about 20 ft. [6m] high and the same wide. There is no…
• Mayne HouseCastle — unclassifiedWestropp (1906-7, 235-6) recorded the following details about Mayne Castle; 'It was remembered recently, the modern…
• Meelick HouseHouse — fortified houseIn farmyard of Meelick House, with excellent views from NE-E-S-W-NW and restricted elsewhere. Not depicted or named on…
• Mellon HouseCastle — unclassifiedA Desmond castle surrendered to English in 1569; there was a 'good house and six small cottages' here in mid-17th…
• New CastleHouse — fortified houseNewcastle Clanwilliam described by Westropp (1906-7, 87) as following; '1583 Castelenoo C[astle], held by W. Bourke…

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