What is recorded here
Rathlihen Castle was built in the 15th century by the MacMurrough Kavanagh family, who were prominent Gaelic lords in the Offaly region. The castle is remembered as a symbol of the area's medieval Gaelic heritage and the power struggles between native Irish and Anglo-Norman forces during the late Middle Ages.
Places near here
Rathlihen church (in Ruins), Grave YardChurch · 120 yd
BarrowBarrow, ring-barrow · 218 yd
Fulacht fia in RathlihenFulacht fia · 219 yd
Saint Brigid's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 1441 yd
Lowerton HillMountain / peak · 1565 yd
Garbally Castle in RuinsCastle, unclassified · 1.0 mi
Killooley CastleCastle · 1.1 mi
Troy's Island or DerryheeraghMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Graveyard in PallasGraveyard · 2.4 mi
The Offaly WayWalking route · 2.6 mi
Graveyard in Ballyboy (ballyboy By.)Graveyard · 2.8 mi
Knockhill GroveWood · 3.2 miOther information
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