Knockaunnageeragh Castle in ruins — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Knockaunnageeragh Castle stood on a Galway pasture rise when Jhonick fitz Thoms held it in 1574, but even its wall traces vanished before the 1970s. A narrow earthen-cut passage appeared beside the lost footprint, perhaps a hidden entrance or merely a natural wound in the ground. The land may have swallowed the castle because it stopped serving the living, leaving only a small dip where curiosity still falls.

On a rise in pastureland. In 1574 this castle was in the possession of 'Jhonick fitz Thoms' (Nolan 1901, 111). It is indicated on the 1920 edition of the OS 6-inch map as an unroofed rectangular building (c. 12m NW-SE; c. 8m NE-SW). According to local information, traces of some of the walls remained until the early 1970s. However, no visible surface traces now survive. A small area of subsidence (0.87m N-S; 0.8m E-W; D 0.5m) to the W of the castle was investigated in August 1996. Traces of an earthen-cut passage ( L 0.3-4m; Wth 0.5m; D 0.1m) running E-W were revealed. The passage did not appear to extend to the W of the opening, however, the landowner indicated that it had been visible for c. 0.8m to the W but collapsed material subsequently closed it off. It was inconclusive whether the feature was the remains of an earthen-cut Man-made underground passage or whether it was a natural feature (Crumlish 1996). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 July 2017

Built or held in the late 16th century by a member of the FitzThomas family, likely of Gaelic Irish origin. The castle is remembered for its mention in early historical records and as a local example of early modern defensive architecture in the region.

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