What is recorded here
Manuss Castle stands in ruins along the west coast of Clare, a broken stone shadow rather than a named home. It is the kind of place where forgotten people may have lived, loved and vanished without leaving a single line behind.
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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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: 8 December 2014
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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