CASTLES in Ireland’s county KILDARE
Maynooth Castle: Located in Maynooth, near Dublin, Maynooth Castle is a 13th-century Norman fortress built around 1200 by Gerald FitzMaurice,…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county KILKENNY
Kilkenny Castle: Built in 1195 by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, Kilkenny Castle is a 12th-century Norman fortress on the…
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CASTLES in Ireland’s county MONAGHAN
Castle Leslie: Castle Leslie, located in Glaslough, is a 19th-century castellated mansion built in 1870…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county OFFALY
Birr Castle: Originating in the 12th century as a motte-and-bailey built by the O’Carroll clan,…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county ROSCOMMON
Roscommon Castle: Roscommon Castle, located just outside Roscommon Town, is a 13th-century Anglo-Norman castle built…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county SLIGO
Markree Castle: Located near Collooney, Markree Castle is a 17th-century castle originally built by the…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county TIPPERARY
Rock of Cashel (St. Patrick’s Rock): The Rock of Cashel, near Cashel town, is a…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county TYRONE
Harry Avery’s Castle: Built in the 14th century by or for Henry Aimhréidh O’Neill, a…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county WATERFORD
Waterford Castle: Waterford Castle, located on a 310-acre private island in the River Suir, 3…
CASTLES in Ireland’s county WESTMEATH
Tullynally Castle: Located near Castlepollard, Tullynally Castle is a 17th-century Gothic Revival mansion, originally a…