
What is recorded here
Shanbally Castle stands in County Galway, though no clear record explains when it was built or who lived there. The gap itself belongs to the place: a castle removed from memory, leaving behind a shape of stone and silence. Perhaps it was a household, a fortress or a marker for a boundary now forgotten. In that absence, imagination enters freely, filling the missing rooms with possible lives and forgotten purposes.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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