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Situated on a small, heavily overgrown spit jutting out 20m into Lough Gill. Only a single wall (L 15m; Wth 0.5m; H 1m) oriented E-W survives of a castle known as Dooroy Caslte from Dubhrath - Black rath - commenced by Brian O'Rourke in 1582 (McDermott 2019, 113-4). Photographs taken in the early 20th century, prior to its collapse, shows an angle of a four-storey tower house with a vault over the ground floor and passages in the walls of two upper floors. (Foley and Donnelly 2012, 25-6)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 6 December 2012
Amended: 3 January 2020
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