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Old Castle Archdale

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Old Castle Archdale stands as a ruined T-plan on a forested cliff in County Fermanagh, built in 1615 by John Archdale after he purchased the estate for five pounds, six shillings and eight pence. The walls survived Rory Maguire's capture during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, though that violence killed several Archdale children before the family reclaimed the property. They inhabited the castle until the Williamite Wars burned it out in 1689, leaving behind a quiet ruin where the tragedy still echoes through the trees.
Old Castle Archdale is recorded as a castle in County Fermanagh. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Old Castle Archdale in County Fermanagh was built in the early 17th century by the Archdale family, a prominent Anglo-Irish landowning family. It is remembered as a historic example of early plantation-era architecture and as part of the region's colonial and aristocratic heritage.

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