Rathnageeragh Castle (in ruins) — Report the wrong picture

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Rathnageeragh Castle stands as a ruined square gatehouse in County Carlow, its two storeys and angle tower reduced to fragmentary walls. A central vaulted passageway still divides two parallel chambers, while a mural stair climbs within the southwest wall. The northeast wall retains a garderobe chute and keystones, and a slightly raised platform at the southeast marks the lost courtyard. These are not decorative fragments but working parts of a small defensive house, built to be entered, climbed, defended and lived in.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Remains consist of square gatehouse of two storeys with at least one higher angle tower, represented by NW wall and parts of NE wall. Entrance in centre of NW wall leading to central vaulted passageway between two parallel vaulted chambers (NE chamber int. dims. c. 8m x 3.7m). Mural stair within SW wall to upper floor. Garderobe chute and keystones of curtain wall visible on NE wall. Courtyard visible as slightly raised platform at SE. (JRSAI 1987, 28-49)

Rathnageeragh Castle was built in the late 15th or early 16th century by the Butler family, who were powerful lords in the region during the medieval period. The castle is remembered as an example of a strong defensive structure reflecting the political and military tensions of the time in Ireland.

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