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Kilduff Castle

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Kilduff Castle is a five-storey tower house in County Limerick, likely built during the reign of James I for the O'Brien family of Coonagh. Its thick west and south walls still stand with chimney stacks and a circular bartizan, although the east and north sides have crumbled away. The castle changed hands several times, passing from the Hurley family to Edmund Harrison and finally to the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity schools in 1667.
Kilduff Castle is recorded as a castle in County Limerick. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Kilduff Castle was built in the 17th century by the Blake family, who were prominent landowners in the region. It is remembered as an example of early Irish country house architecture and for its historical association with local gentry.

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