What is recorded here

Dungooly may have been an O'Neill castle with two square angle-towers and an arched gateway into a bawn, drawn by Wright in 1758 and placed at the highest part of the field. No stone, ditch or ridge remains visible, so the castle exists only through that drawing and a later claim. It is a ghost castle, perhaps never built, perhaps forgotten, or perhaps buried beneath ordinary farm life.

Possible tower house, illustrated by Wright (1758, bk II, pl. 10) as having two square angle-towers and an arched gateway into a bawn (LH003-007002-). It is said to have been an O'Neill castle located at the highest part of the field (Carolan 1912, 19-20). No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 July 2007

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