What is recorded here

Killooly Castle is a ruined fortified house in County Offaly, built probably in the 17th century by Peter Salconstall after he received the land in 1622. Uncoursed limestone rubble still stands on undulating ground, preserving the south wall, a circular north-west corner tower with musket loops, and chimney stacks that poke through the exterior. The ruins suggest a busy domestic life behind defensive walls, where heat rose through stone chambers while armed watchers guarded the surrounding bawn.

On undulating land. Poorly preserved remains of a fortified house and bawn built with uncoursed limestone rubble. Only the S wall of the tower and bawn with NW circular corner tower of bawn (OF023-006002-) surviving. The only architectural features visible are the remains of a fireplace at ground and first floor level of house with the chimney stack extending beyond the external face of the fortified house. Several musket loops visible on the NW corner tower of the bawn. Probably a 17th-century fortified house with adjoining bawn similar to Kilcolgan castle (OF015-011----). May have been built by Peter Salconstall who was granted the land in 1622. (O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 48, Shaw 1971, 64). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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