What is recorded here

Daniel O'Madden built Derryhiveny Castle in 1643 after inheriting lands his family had held since 950. The tower rises four storeys above the Shannon with vaulted rooms, mullioned windows and fireplaces that suggest a proud household rather than a lonely strongbox. Its date is carved on a bartizan corbel, preserving Daniel's name across centuries while the surrounding bawn and wall walk fade into memory.

Derryhiveny Castle is recorded as a castle in County Galway. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Derryhiveny Castle was built in the 15th century by the Blake family, an influential Norman-Irish clan in west Galway. It is remembered as a symbol of the family's power and as an example of late medieval castle architecture in the region.