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What is recorded here

Cloonacastle stands on a mossy motte in County Galway, marked only by a low circular wall that grass and forgotten time have nearly swallowed. In 1574 the castle belonged to Carbery Mc Egan and ye Judges, suggesting a place where local power and official judgement collided. The missing southeast section may be robbery, decay or deliberate erasure, but the remaining stone still traces the shape of a room built to watch, exclude or remember.

On the summit of a motte (GA116-029----). A castle was in existence here in 1574 when it was labelled 'Dunery' castle, then in the possession of 'Carbery Mc Egan and ye Judges' (Nolan 1901, 111). All that survives is a low subcircular wall foundation (N-S 16m, E-W 15m int.). The wall itself (Wth 0.8m, H 0.6m int.), heavily grass-grown and partially obscured by overgrowth, has been removed in the SE sector. The interior is slightly lower than the exterior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 December 2019

Cloonacastle was held in 1574 by Carbery Mc Egan and the Judges, indicating its involvement in local Gaelic lordship structures. It is remembered as an example of a medieval motte-and-bailey castle in a region shaped by both Gaelic and Anglo-Norman influences.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.