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Knockane Castle ruins

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Knockane Castle ruins
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Knockane Castle ruins still mark County Tipperary, though no surviving chamber or dated event is recorded here. The name suggests a fort or residence that people built, defended, abandoned or forgot. Whatever stood at that place has returned most of itself to the ground, leaving only a location and a hint of human ambition behind.
Knockane Castle ruins is recorded as a castle in County Tipperary. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Knockane Castle ruins were built in the 15th century by the Fitzgeralds, the Geraldine dynasty, who were powerful lords in Munster. The site is important as it reflects the strategic and territorial influence of the Fitzgeralds during the late medieval period in Ireland.

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