What is recorded here
Built by Domhnall Ó Donnabháin some time after he was inaugurated in 1584. East wall destroyed by Cromwell's forces in 1649.
Built by Domhnall Ó Donnabháin after his inauguration in 1584, Raheen Castle was partially destroyed by Cromwellian forces in 1649 during the Irish Confederate Wars. It is remembered as a symbol of Gaelic resistance and the impact of 17th-century conflicts on Irish territorial strongholds.
Places near here
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Fort (in Ruins)Bastioned fort · 821 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 955 yd
Swifts TowerRuins · 958 yd
Leaca RiabhachWood · 972 yd
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Castle TownshendCastle · 1030 yd
Saint Barrahane's Church (Castlehaven)church/chapel · 1055 yd
Bayard Warren PlaqueMemorial · 1184 yd
SycamoreSycamore · 1273 ydOther information
Photo: Garry Dickinson · CC BY-SA 2.0