
What is recorded here
Grallagh Castle is a four-storey tower house built around 1500 for the Butler dynasty in County Tipperary. James Butler willed it to his son Peter in 1533, but the Mansergh family held it by the 18th century before it fell into ruin. The steep walls still rise beside a tributary of the River Suir, guarded by bartizans, arrowslits and a possible murder hole. What is missing is not structure but witness; the castle still keeps its shape while waiting for someone to remember why it was built.
Grallagh Castle is recorded as a castle in County Tipperary. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Grallagh Castle was built by the Fitzgerald family, the Geraldines, in the 15th century. It is remembered as a significant medieval stronghold in Tipperary, reflecting the power and influence of the Fitzgeralds in the region.
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