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Crom Castle

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Crom Castle stands on Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh as the private seat of the Earls Erne, watching the water beside two ancient yew trees and the ghost towers of the old castle. The old castle survived Jacobite sieges in 1689 before a fire destroyed it in 1764, while the present stone building has hosted yachts, soldiers, and fictional guests since 1840. The estate still moves with human life, its boathouse, gardens, and lodges keeping the lough’s old traffic of visitors and memory alive.
Crom Castle is recorded as a castle in County Fermanagh. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Crom Castle was built in the 17th century by the Mac Mathúin family, a Gaelic Irish clan of the O'Farrell dynasty. It is remembered as a symbol of local Gaelic resistance and continuity in County Fermanagh during the early modern period.

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