What is recorded here

Walter MacFiegh held Liskilleen Castle in 1574, marking it as a local seat of power before ruin claimed it. The site now hides rectangular buildings and a large enclosure beneath rough pasture and sod, denying easy reading of its shape. What remains is a ghost of geometry rather than a clear castle, forcing imagination to complete what time erased.

In rough pasture. Sod covered remains of rectangular buildings, enclosed by remains of rectangular enclosure (43m N-S; 64m E-W). Interpretation difficult due to ruined state. Owned by Walter MacFiegh in 1574 (Knox 1908, 347). The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 697. Date of upload: 30 October 2013

Built or held by the MacFiegh family in the late 16th century, Liskilleen Castle is remembered for its historical association with local landholding families in the region. Its remains provide insight into early medieval or later Gaelic settlement patterns in the area.

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