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Ballycullen Castle

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Ballycullen Castle in County Clare is a ruined tower house from the 15th or early 16th century. Its thick stone walls and narrow openings reveal a defensive home where a local family stored goods, dined and watched the surrounding land. The castle no longer has a roof or complete chambers, but its remaining structure still shows how medieval power lived in ordinary stone.
Ballycullen Castle is recorded as a castle in County Clare. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Ballycullen Castle was built in the 17th century by the Blake family, who were prominent landowners in County Clare. The castle is remembered as a historic family seat and an example of early Irish country house architecture.

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