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Killenure Castle

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Killenure Castle layers a seventeenth-century fortified house beneath an early nineteenth-country residence, proving that people remained long enough to stop fearing darkness and start enjoying light. The old tower still bristles with gun loops while the newer wing displays tall sash windows and polished steps, catching both memories and ambitions. Austin Cooper once called the place home, perhaps hearing in its conflicting stones the voice of every family that turned defense into comfort.
Killenure Castle is recorded as a castle in County Tipperary. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Killenure Castle was built by the Butler family in the 17th century and is remembered as a historic seat of the Earls of Ormond in County Tipperary. It is important as a symbol of the Butler family's long-standing influence in the region.

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