What is recorded here

Indicated was a fortified house in Ballysallagh West, County Clare, built to keep out the dangers of the age. It stood where the land demanded strength, its walls a answer to local fear. Whether it guarded trade, family or faith, the stone still suggests people valued safety enough to shape the earth around it.

See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Date of upload: 18 December 2014

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