What is recorded here

Gleninagh Castle is a sixteenth-century tower house in the Burren, built by the O'Loughlens to project power and resist the O'Briens. Its unusual L shape and heavy defensive features marked it as a local stronghold during centuries of clan warfare. The O'Loughlens held it until English crown rule weakened Gaelic authority, then lost and regained it across changing laws and owners. By 1842 it had become a thatched barn, stripping the castle of pride but leaving its bones standing in a farming field.

Gleninagh Castle is recorded as a castle in County Clare. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Gleninagh Castle, located in County Clare, was built in the 15th century by the O'Brien dynasty, the historic rulers of Thomond. It is remembered as a symbol of Gaelic lordship and resistance during the period of English expansion in Ireland.