County Carlow

County Carlow

County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Castles of Co Carlow
• Ballyloughan Castle, Ruins
• Ballymoon Castle
  Ballymoon Castle
  Ballymoon Castle is a National Monument situated east of Muine Bheag , County Carlow, Ireland. The castle is thought to date from the 13th century.-References:...
  
  , Ruins
• Carlow Castle
  Carlow Castle
  Carlow Castle is located next to the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland.-External links:*...
  
  , Ruins
• Castlemore's Castle, 12th century, built by Raymond le Gross, remains of moat
  Moat
  A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
  
   only. History
• Garryhill Castle, Ruins
• Huntington (Clonegal) Castle
  Huntington Castle, Clonegal
  Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland.The structure was originally a "plantation castle",, used for defensive purposes during the plantation of the area in the early 17th century. The original tower house, which served as a garrison, was...
  
  , Restored
• Leighlinbridge (Black) Castle, Ruins
• Tinnahinch Castle, Ruins

County Cavan

County Cavan

County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Bailieborough Castle
  Bailieborough Castle
  Bailieborough Castle, located in Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland, was built by William Bailie a Scottish "undertaker" or Planter, who was granted the lands of Tonergie in East Breffnie by James I. He built the castle and enclosed the demesne by 1629...
  
  
• Ballyconnell
  Ballyconnell
  Ballyconnell is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw. The town has an altitude of 55 metres above sea level...
  
   Castle
• Cabra Castle
  Cabra Castle
  Cabra Castle is the name given to two castles, one now ruined, the other now used as an impressive hotel. They are near the village of Cabra near Kingscourt in County Cavan.- External links :...
  
   http://www.cabracastle.com, Restored Castle
• Castle Bagshaw
• Castle Cosby
• Castle Hamilton
• Castle Saunderson
  Castle Saunderson
  Castle Saunderson is a castle near Belturbet, County Cavan, Ireland. It was the family seat of the Saunderson family, who acquired the original castle in 1573 during the Ulster plantation. The original castle was inhabited by the O'Reillys of Breffni and formerly known as Breffni Castle since the...
  
  
• Cloughoughter Castle
  Cloughoughter Castle
  Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined circular castle, situated on a small island in Lough Oughter, 4 kilometres east of the town of Killeshandra in County Cavan, Ireland.-History:...
  
  , Castle Ruins
• Lismore Castle
  Lismore Castle
  Lismore Castle is located in the town of Lismore, in County Waterford in Ireland. It was largely re-built in the Gothic style during the mid-nineteenth century by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.-Early history:...
  
  , Kilmore

County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

 

• An Rath – Ringfort
• Ballymarkahan Castle
• Ballinalacken Castle
  Ballinalacken Castle
  Ballinalacken Castle is a two-stage tower house of uncertain date but most likely built in the 15th or early 16th century.It is located on a limestone outcrop overlooking the road from Lisdoonvarna to Fanore in County Clare, Ireland in the grounds of Ballinalacken Castle Hotel which was built in...
  
  , Hotel
• Ballyportry Castle
• Boston Castle
• Bunratty Castle
  Bunratty Castle
  Bunratty Castle is a large tower house in County Clare, Ireland. It lies in the centre of Bunratty village , by the N18 road between Limerick and Ennis, near Shannon Town and its airport. The name Bunratty, Bun Raite in Irish, means the 'bottom' or end of the 'Ratty' river. This river, alongside...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Caherconnell Stone Fort
  Caherconnell Stone Fort
  Caherconnell Stone Fort is an ancient and exceptionally well preserved Celtic Ring Fort in Ireland, situated in the Burren, about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen...
  
  
• Caherminnaun Castle (site of)
• Callaun Castle
• Carrigaholt Castle
• Castle Crine
• Castlefergus House
• Castlelake House
• Castle View
• Craggaunowen Castle
  Craggaunowen Castle
  Craggaunowen Castle, built in 1550, is a fortified tower house located near Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Ireland. It was built by John MacSioda MacNamara, a descendent of Sioda MacNamara, who built Knappogue Castle in 1467. It stands on a crag overlooking the lake in the grounds of Craggaunowen...
  
  
• Doolin Castle 
• Doonagore Castle
  Doonagore Castle
  Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure located about 1 km above the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare, Ireland...
  
  
• Doonbeg castle 
• Dromoland Castle
  Dromoland Castle
  Dromoland Castle is a castle, now a luxury hotel with golf course, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland. Its restaurant, the Earl of Thomond, was awarded a Michelin star in 1995.The present building was completed in 1835...
  
  , Restored Castle, Hotel
• Dunmackelim Castle
• Freagh Castle
• Gleninagh Castle
• Gragan Castle
• Inchiquin Castle, Castle Ruins
• Kiltanon Castle
• Knappogue Castle
  Knappogue Castle
  The Knappogue Castle & Walled Garden, built in 1467, is located in County Clare, Ireland. It was built by Seán Mac Conmara, and is a good example of a medieval tower house. It has a long and varied history, from a battlefield to a dwelling place. In 1571 the castle became the seat of the Mac...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Knockalish Fort
• Leamaneh Castle
  Leamaneh Castle
  The ruins of Leamaneh Castle are located in the stark, magnificent setting of The Burren in County Clare, Ireland.-Overview:The castle was originally a basic, multi-storied Irish tower house which was built circa 1480, probably by Turlogh Donn, one of the last of the High Kings of Ireland and a...
  
  , Castle Ruins
• Milltown Castle
• Moher Castle
• Moher Tower
  Moher tower
  Moher Tower is the stone ruin of an old watchtower which stands on Hag's Head, at the southern end of the Cliffs of Moher, located in County Clare, Republic of Ireland.- Construction :...
  
  
• Newtown Castle, Restored Castle
• O'Brien's Tower
  O'Brien's Tower
  O'Brien's Tower marks the highest point of the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland, located a short distance from the village Doolin, famous for its traditional Irish music...
  
  
• O'Dea Castle
  O'Dea Castle
  O'Dea Castle is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle, at Dysert O'Dea , the former O'Dea clan stronghold, 5 km from Corofin, County Clare just off the R476 road....
  
  
• Teerobannan Castle
• Tromra Castle
• Tuamgraney Castle
• Tullagh Fort
• Tyredagh Castle

County Cork

County Cork

County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Aghamarta Castle
• Aghamhaoila Castle
• Ballea Castle
• Ballinacarriga Castle
  Ballinacarriga Castle
  Ballinacarriga Castle is a 16th century Tower house, about 8.768km from the town of Dunmanway in western County Cork, Ireland, between Ballineen and Dunmanway.-External links:*...
  
  
• Ballincollig Castle
  Ballincollig Castle
  Ballincollig Castle is a Norman castle to the south of the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland built after the Norman invasion of Ireland. In its prime, the castle was inhabited by the Barretts, who had control of the local area. The castle still stands today, albeit heavily damaged...
  
  
• Ballintotis Castle
• Ballybeg Castle
• Ballyclogh Castle
• Ballyhooly Castle
• Ballymaloe Castle
• Ballynamona Castle
• Ballyrobert Castle
• Barryscourt Castle
  Barryscourt Castle
  Barryscourt Castle is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill.-History:...
  
  , Restored Castle. OPW info
• Belvelly Castle
  Belvelly Castle
  Belvelly Castle is a 15th century tower house in County Cork. It is situated next to the small village of Belvelly, next to the only bridge connecting Great Island to the mainland....
  
  
• Blackrock Castle
  Blackrock Castle
  Blackrock Castle, formerly Mahon Castle, is a 16th century castle located about 2km from the heart of Cork city on the banks of the River Lee. The "Cosmos at the Castle" project is a centre for scientific research, outreach and communication. The project is a joint venture between , and a private...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Blackwater Castle, Restored Castle
• Blarney Castle
  Blarney Castle
  Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland, and the River Martin. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446...
  
  , Castle Ruins
• Buttevant Castle
• Carrigacunna Castle
• Carrigadrohid Castle
• Carrignamuck Castle
• Carriganass Castle
  Carriganass Castle
  Carriganass Castle is a 16th century tower house in County Cork...
  
   http://www.carriganass.com
• Carrigaphooca Castle
  Carrigaphooca Castle
  Carrigaphooca Castle , meaning Castle on the Rock of the Fairy; the word Púca translates as kind of ghost or fairy) is a ruined five storey rectangular tower house, situated on a steep-sided rock, located 6 km west of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland. Although named as a castle, the Carrigaphooca...
  
  
• Carrigboy Castle
• Carrignacurra Castle
• Castle Barrett
• Castle Bernard
• Castle Cooke
• Castle Donovan
  Castle Donovan
  Castle Donovan or Castledonovan or ODonovan's Castle refer to the remains of an Irish tower house or túrtheach, in a valley near Drimoleague, of medium size which was the so-called "seat" of the Clann Cathail sept of the O'Donovans for a period during the 16th century...
  
   (Sowagh), ruins in process of restoration
• Castle Downeen
• Castle Eyre
• Castle Freke, Castle Ruins
• Castle Harrison
• Castle Hyde
• Castle Kevin
• Castle Lishen
• Castle Lyons
• Castlemahon
• Castle Mallow
• Castlemartyr
  Castlemartyr
  Castlemartyr is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is located 25 minutes east of Cork city, 10 km east of Midleton, 16 km west of Youghal and 6 km from the coast...
  
  
• Castle Mary
• Castle Park
  Castle Park
  Castle Park is a residential area of the town of Caerphilly, south Wales. As the name suggests, it is located near Caerphilly Castle....
  
  
• Castle Pook
• Castle Richard
• Castle Ringaskidy
• Castlesaffron
• Castle Salem
• Castle Townsend
• Castle Treasure
• Castle Warren
• Castle Widenham
• Castle White
• Castle Wrixon
• Castleminsters
• Conna Castle
• Coolmaine Castle, Restored Castle Currently Owned by Roy Disney
  Roy E. Disney
  Roy Edward Disney, KCSG was a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy Oliver Disney and his uncle Walt Disney founded. At the time of his death he was a shareholder , and served as a consultant for the company and Director Emeritus for the Board of Directors...
  
  
• Coppingerstown Castle
• Cor Castle
• Creagh Castle
• Cregg Castle
• Crowley Castle
• Davis' Castle
• Desmond Castle (French Prison) information at Heritage Ireland
• Dripsey Castle 
• Drishane Castle, Restored Castle
• Dromagh Castle
• Dromaneen Castle
• Duarrigle Castle
• Dunalong Castle
• Dunasead Castle
  Dunasead Castle
  Dunasead Castle , is a 17th century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in western County Cork, Ireland.-History:The present castle is not the first to have been built on the site...
  
  
• Dunboy Castle
  Dunboy Castle
  Dunboy Castle was a stronghold of the O'Sullivan Bere, a Gaelic clan leader and 'Chief of Dunboy'. The castle is located on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere and was built to guard and defend the harbour of Berehaven...
  
  
• Dunlough Castle
  Dunlough Castle
  Dunlough Castle, standing atop the cliffs at the northern tip of the Mizen Peninsula, looks at the Atlantic Ocean from the extreme southwest point of the Irish mainland...
  
  , or Three Castles Head
• Dunmahon Castle
• Dunmanus Castle, Castle Ruins
• Enchicrenagh Castle ruin
• Eustace’s Castle 
• Garryvoe Castle, Tower House Ruins
• Glengarriff Castle
• Gortmore Castle
• Ightermurragh Castle, Castle Ruins
• Kanturk Castle 
• Kilbolane Castle
  Kilbolane Castle
  Kilbolane Castle is a historical fortification atop Kilbolane Hill, half a kilometre from the village of Milford, County Cork, Ireland. The castle was built in the 15th or 16th century but employed a 13th century Norman style with high walls joined by circular guard towers and surrounded by a moat,...
  
  
• Kilbrittain Castle, Restored Castle
• Kilcaskan Castle 
• Kilkoe castle = Jeremy Irons Castle
• Kilcor Castle
• Kilcrea Castle, Castle Ruins
• Kilnannan Castle
• Lohort Castle
• Lumbard´s Castle
• Macroom Castle, Castle Ruins
• Mallow Castle, Castle Ruins
• Milltown Castle
• Mistletoe Castle
• Mitchelstown Castle
  Mitchelstown Castle
  Mitchelstown Castle, the former home of the Irish Earls of Kingston, was located in the north County Cork town of Mitchelstown in Ireland.-15th to 18th century:...
  
  , Demolished
• Mogeely Castle
• Monanimy Castle
• Monkstown Castle
• Mountlong Castle
• Rathberry Castle ruin
• Ringrone Castle
• Rostellan Castle
• Siddon's Tower
• Tyntes Castle
• Wallstown Castle
• Widenham Castle, Restored Castle

County Donegal

County Donegal

County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Doe Castle/Caisleán na dTuath
  Doe Castle
  Doe Castle, or Caisleán na dTuath, near Creeslough, County Donegal, was historically a stronghold of Clan Suibhne, with architectural parallels to the Scottish Tower house. Built in the 16th c. it is one of the better preserved fortalices in the North-West of Ireland...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Donegal Castle
  Donegal castle
  Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal town, County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the late 1990s....
  
  , Restored Castle. OPW info
• Glenveagh Castle
  Glenveagh Castle
  Glenveagh Castle is a large castellated Mansion house built in the Scottish Baronial style within Glenveagh National Park, near both Churchill and Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland...
  
  , Complete Castle
• Greencastle
  Greencastle, County Donegal
  Greencastle, County Donegal , is a commercial fishing port located in the north of the scenic Inishowen Peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. Nowadays, given the decline in the fishing industry, it resembles more closely a...
  
  , Castle Ruins

County Dublin

County Dublin

County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...

 

• Ardgillan Castle
  Ardgillan Castle
  Ardgillan Castle is a large country house in Balbriggan, Fingal in Ireland. It is set in the Ardgillan Demesne.Featuring castellated embellishments, the building overlooks Barnageera Beach, the Irish Sea and Skerries. The castle consists of two storeys over a basement, which extends under the...
  
  , Ardgillan Demesne, Balrothery
• Artaine Castle, Artaine
• Ashtown Castle
  Ashtown Castle
  Ashtown Castle is a fortified house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent building that was being used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978. At that time, the more recent and larger building was deemed structurally irreparable due to dry rot....
  
  , Phoenix Park. OPW info
• Athgoe Castle, Newcastle, intact, NIAH survey
• Ballyowen Castle, Lucan, ruins incorporated into the Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre
• Balrothery Castle, intact
• Baymount Castle, Heronstown, Clontarf
• Belgard Castle, Tallaght, HQ of CRH Holdings
  CRH plc
  CRH plc, , is an Irish building material group, formerly called Cement-Roadstone Holdings plc. It is quoted on the Official Lists of the Irish Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange.-History:...
  
  
• Bremore Castle, Balbriggan, under repair
• Bullock Castle
• Carrickmines Castle
  Carrickmines Castle
  Carrickmines Castle is an archaeological site in Carrickmines, County Dublin, in eastern Ireland. The castle was built in the medieval period to protect the English-ruled Pale around Dublin...
  
  , ruins, buried beneath recent road work
• Castle Bagot, Kilmactalway, Newcastle, intact, health spa
• Castle Mount, Clogh
• Castle Park (Castle Perrin), Monkstown, intact, NIAH survey
• Castleknock Castle
  Castleknock Castle
  Castleknock Castle is a ruined Norman castle located on the grounds of present-day Castleknock College, Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland.-Description:...
  
  
• Cheeverstown
• Clonskeagh Castle, Roebuck. 19th century, on site of earlier castle.
• Clontarf Castle
  Clontarf Castle
  Clontarf Castle is a much-modernised castle, dating to 1837, in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, an area famous as a key location of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. There has been a castle on the site since 1172...
  
  , Clontarf. Restored Castle, Hotel. NIAH survey
• Conn Castle, intact
• Dalkey, 2 remaining of original 7 castles
• Donabate, intact
• Drimnagh Castle
  Drimnagh Castle
  Drimnagh Castle is a Norman castle located in Drimnagh, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is the only remaining castle in Ireland with a flooded moat around it; this moat is fed by a small local river, the Bluebell...
  
  , Drimnagh. Restored Castle. NIAH survey
• Drumcondra Castle, Richmond. Conference centre
• Dublin Castle
  Dublin Castle
  Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, was until 1922 the fortified seat of British rule in Ireland, and is now a major Irish government complex. Most of it dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland...
  
  , Dublin City. Restored Castle
• Dundrum Castle, Dundrum. Ruins
• Dunsoghly Castle, Restored Castle
• Howth Castle
  Howth Castle
  Howth Castle lies close to the village of Howth, Fingal County in Ireland. It is the ancestral home of the line of the St Lawrence family that died out in 1909. From 1425 to 1767 the title had been Lord Howth, holding the area since the Norman invasion of 1180. It is now held by their heirs, the...
  
  , Howth.NIAH survey
• Grange, intact?
• Irishtown Castle, ruin
• Kilgobbin Castle, ruin, History
• Killiney Castle, Scalpwilliam or Mount Mapas.NIAH survey
• Killininny Castle, Firhouse
• Kilsallaghan Castle
• Knocklyne (Knocklyon) Castle, Knocklyon. Intact, private residence. NIAH survey
• Lambay Castle, Lambay Island NIAH survey
• Lanestown, intact
• Luttrellstown Castle
  Luttrellstown Castle
  Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century , is located near Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller Luke White and his descendants Baron Annaly, by the Guinness family, the Primwest...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Merrion Castle
• Malahide Castle
  Malahide Castle
  Malahide Castle, parts of which date to the 12th century, lies, with over of remaining estate parkland , close to the village of Malahide, nine miles north of Dublin in Ireland.-History:...
  
  , Malahide Demesne. Restored Castle
• Merrion Castle, Merrion.
• Monkstown Castle, Monkstown Castlefarm. Ruin
• Murphystown, ruins, the proposed Luas line B1 runs approximately 28m west of the ruins of Murphystown Castle and through its area of archaeological potential.
• Nangor Castle, Nangor.
• Portrane (Stella's Tower), intact
• Puck's Castle, Shankill. brief history & photos, Ruin
• Rathfarnham Castle
  Rathfarnham Castle
  Rathfarnham Castle is a 16th century castle in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland.-Origins:The earlier Anglo-Norman castle which was replaced by the present building was built on lands which were confiscated from the Eustace family of Baltinglass because of their involvement in the Second Desmond...
  
  , Rathfarnham Demesne. Restored Castle
• Rathmines Castle, Rathmines West. NIAH survey
• Robswall, intact
• Roebuck Castle, Roebuck. Hall of residence UCD campus NIAH survey
• Sarsfield Castle, intact
• Seatown
• Shangannagh Castle, ruins, not to be confused with the late 18th century house of the same name
• Shankill Castle, Shankill. NIAH survey, brief history, Ruin
• Simmonscourt Castle, Smotscourt.NIAH survey
• Stillorgan Castle, Stillorgan. 18th century house on site of earlier castle, now incorporated into the modern St John of God hospital complex. NIAH survey
• Swords Castle
  Swords Castle
  Swords Castle was built as the manorial residence of the Archbishops of Dublin around 1200 or a little later in Swords, just north of Dublin. It was never strong in the military sense, but covers a large pentagonal walled area of nearly 1.5 acres with a tower on the north, probably the Constable's...
  
  , Castle Ruins, undergoing restoration
• Templeogue House NIAH survey
• Thorncastle
• Tully's Castle, Clondalkin
  Clondalkin
  -Today:Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 43,929 in 2006. Retail facilities include Tesco Ireland- and Dunnes Stores-led shopping centres, and Aldi and Lidl stores on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively, and the village centre is a base for...
  
  , ruins, Picture
• Tymon Castle, Tymon North. Demolished in the 1970s
• Williamstown Castle
  Blackrock College
  Blackrock College is a Catholic voluntary secondary school for boys aged 14–18, located in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. The College was founded by French missionaries in 1860, to act as a school and civil service training centre. Set in of grounds, it has an illustrious...
  
  , Williamstown.NIAH survey

County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

 

• Abbeyglen Castle, Hotel, website
• Athenry Castle, Castle Ruins OPW info
• Aughnanure Castle
  Aughnanure Castle
  Aughnanure Castle is a tower house in Oughterard, County Galway, in Ireland.-History:The castle was built by the O'Flahertys in the 16th century, one of Connacht's most notable lord families. Aughnanure is one of over 200 tower houses in County Galway, constructed mainly by Gaelic and ...
  
   
• Ballymore Castle
  Ballymore Castle
  Ballymore Castle in Lawrencetown, County Galway, Ireland was originally a Madden tower house of the 15th century. A house was added in 1620, and the castle has been much altered since then....
  
  , Restored Castle
• Ballynahinch Castle, Hotel
• Castle Ellen, Under Restoration, http://www.castleellen.com
• Castle Kirk, Castle Ruins
• Castletown Castle, Castle Ruins
• Cregg Castle, Restored Castle
• Dunguaire Castle
  Dunguaire Castle
  Dunguaire Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvarra. The castle's 75-foot tower and its defensive wall have been restored to excellent condition, and the grounds are open to tourists during the summer...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Feartagar Castle, Castle Ruins
• Fiddaun Castle
  Fiddaun Castle
  Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, in Ireland.-History:Fiddaun is a mid-16th century Irish tower house in the Kiltartan barony of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, one of four O'Shaughnessy castles. This tower house is most noted for its well preserved inner bawn wall and situated...
  
  , Castle Ruins
• Glinsk Castle
• Hackett Castle, Castle Ruins
• Lynch's Castle, Restored Castle
• Menlow Castle (also Menlo or Menlough)
• Oranmore Castle
  Oranmore Castle
  Oranmore Castle is a castle in Oranmore, County Galway, in Ireland.-History:Oranmore Castle was most likely built by the Earl of Clanricarde in the 16th century, possibly on top of an older castle. The Clanricardes, a notable family from Galway, used it as a stronghold...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Portumna Castle
  Portumna Castle
  Portumna Castle is a semi-fortified house built, in the reign of James I, close to the shore of Lough Derg near where the river Shannon enters the lake.-History:...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Thoor Ballylee
  Thoor Ballylee
  Thoor Ballylee Castle, a fortified, 13th century, Norman tower built by the septs de Burgo, or Burke, lies in County Galway near the town of Gort located off the Galway-Ennis road. With four floors, the tower consists of one room on each floor that is connected by a spiral stone stairway built into...
  
  , W.B. Yeats' former holiday home, which has been restored and is open to visitors during the summer months: the tower has been restored as a Yeats Museum.

County Kerry

County Kerry

Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

 

• Ardea Castle http://www.castletown.com/Ardea.htm
• Ballybunnion Castle 
• Ballingarry Castle
• Ballinskelligs Castle
• Ballybunion Castle
• Ballycarbery Castle
  Ballycarbery Castle
  Ballycarbery Castle is a castle 3km from Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland . The castle is situated high on a grass hill facing the sea and is a short distance from Cahergall Fort and Leacanabuile Fort.-History:...
  
  
• Ballymalis Castle
• Ballyseede Castle, Hotel
• Cappanacuss Castle http://www.castletown.com/CappaCas.htm
• Carrigafoyle Castle
  Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle
  The Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle took place at Easter in 1580 near modern-day Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland on the southern shores of the River Shannon. The engagement was part of the English crown's campaign against the forces of Gerald Fitzgerald, 15th Earl of Desmond during the Second...
  
  
• Carrignass Castle
• Castle Sybil
• Castle of the Island
• Dromore Castle
  Dromore Castle
  Dromore Castle is a house in Templenoe, County Kerry, Ireland, looking out over the Kenmare River. It was built in the 1830s for the Mahony family to a neo-gothic design by Sir Thomas Deane.-Building:...
  
  
• Dunbeg Promontory fort
  Promontory fort
  A promontory fort is a defensive structure located above a steep cliff, often only connected to the mainland by a small neck of land, thus utilizing the topography to reduce the ramparts needed. Although their dating is problematic, most seem to date to the Iron Age...
  
  
• Dunkerron Castle
  Dunkerron Castle
  Dunkerron Castle is located in County Kerry, Munster in south-west Ireland. The castle can be associated with the O'Sullivan family.One of the last members of a branch of the O'Sullivans was Donal O'Sullivan who died in 16 April 1754. Donal died without issue or heirs. The title he bore, "The...
  
   http://www.castletown.com/dunkerron1.htm
• Dunloe Castle http://www.castletown.com/Dunloe.htm
• Gallarus Castle
  Gallarus Castle
  Gallarus Castle is a four-story rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula....
  
  
• Listowel Castle
• Minard Castle
  Minard Castle
  Minard Castle is a 19th century casellated mansion on the north-western shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland.-References:...
  
  
• Parkavonear Castle
  Parkavonear Castle
  Parkavonear Castle is a 13th-century Anglo-Norman ruin in Aghadoe in Ireland, overlooking the lakes of Killarney. It was built following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169....
  
  
• Ross Castle
  Ross Castle
  Ross Castle is the ancestral home of the O'Donoghue clan though it is better known for its association with the Brownes of Killarney who owned it until recently...
  
  , Restored Castle. OPW info
• Straigue Fort

County Kildare

County Kildare

County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Barberstown Castle
  Barberstown Castle
  Barberstown Castle is a structure originally built in 1288 in Straffan, Co. Kildare. It has been operating as a hotel since 1971 and is surrounded by of gardens. Renovations in 1996 revealed a previously undiscovered tunnel that links the castle to the nearby church in Straffan and is thought to...
  
  , Restored Castle, Hotel
• Castle Rheban, ruins. History
• Grange Castle, Castle Ruins
• Jigginstown Castle (Sigginstown House), ruins. History
• Kilkea Castle
  Kilkea Castle
  Kilkea Castle is located just northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland near the village of Kilkea on the R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow. It was a medieval stronghold of the Fitzgeralds, earls of Kildare.- History of the Castle :...
  
  , Restored Castle, Hotel
• Kilteel Castle, substantial remains. History
• Leixlip Castle, Restored Castle
• Maynooth Castle, substantial remains, open June to October. History
• Rathcoffey Castle, only gate-house & guard-house survive. History
• White's Castle, Restored Castle, private residence.
• Castletown house celbridge

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

 

• Annaghs Castle
• Ballinlaw Castle
• Ballybur Castle
• Burnchurch Castle
  Burnchurch Castle
  Burnchurch Castle, a National Monument, is a well-preserved 15th century Norman tower house with a round gate tower, situated in County Kilkenny, Ireland...
  
  
• Carrickcloney Castle
• Clara Castle, built by the Shortall family.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ksurnam2.htm#shortall
• Coolhill Castle
• Corluddy Castle
• Dunkitt Castle
• Foulksrath Castle
  Foulksrath Castle
  Foulksrath Castle is a 15th century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland.It was built by the Purcell clan, who also constructed several others nearby...
  
  
• Gorteens Castle
• Gowran Castle
• Granagh Castle
• Kilkenny Castle
  Kilkenny Castle
  Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways...
  
  , Restored Castle. OPW info
• Maudlin Castle
• Shankill Castle
  Shankill Castle
  Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland near Paulstown on the Carlow/Kilkenny border. Visitors are invited to walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house....
  
   - http://gardensireland.com/shankill-castle.html, Restored Castle

County Laois

County Laois

County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...

 

• Ballaghmore Castle, (Castle to Rent), Borris in Ossory, Co. Laois.
• Castle Durrow
  Castle Durrow
  Castle Durrow is a country house in Durrow, County Laois Ireland, built between 1712-1716 by Colonel William Flower as a family home. The house was built in the pre-Palladian design and formal gardens that was popular in the 18th century and is considered one of the finest country houses in Laois...
  
  , Hotel
• Dunamase Castle, Castle Ruins

County Leitrim

County Leitrim

County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Parke's Castle
  Parke's Castle
  Rising three storeys tall, in an idyllic setting on the banks of Lough Gill, in County Leitrim in Ireland, Parke’s Castle is a plantation era castle. In 1610 Roger Parke completed his fortified manor house on the site of an earlier fifteenth-century O'Rourke castle...
  
  , Restored Castle. OPW info

County Limerick

County Limerick

It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

 

• Askeaton Castle
• Ballygrennan Castle
• Black Castle
• Bourchier's Castle
• Carrigogunnell Castle
• Castle Matrix
• Castle Oliver
  Castle Oliver
  Castle Oliver is a Victorian mock castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed...
  
  , also known as Clonodfoy, http://www.castle-oliver.com
• Castle Troy
• Croom Castle
  Croom Castle
  Croom or Crom Castle, also called the Castle of Crom, is an historic castle in the town of Croom, County Limerick, that is notable for its occupation as one of the principal residences of the Kildare branch of the FitzGerald dynasty. Their ancient war cry and motto "Crom a Boo", or in Irish "Crom...
  
  
• Desmond Castle
• Glin Castle (Old)
• Glin Castle, Hotel
• King John's Castle, Limerick City
• Lisnacullia Castle
• Rockstown Castle
  Rockstown Castle
  Rockstown Castle is an Irish Tower house from medieval times in County Limerick, Ireland.It is a short drive from the city of Limerick....
  
  
• Springfield Castle
  Springfield Castle
  Springfield Castle, Broadford, is situated in the west part of County Limerick, Ireland, close to the town of Newcastlewest.The castle is in fact a group of buildings around a courtyard, comprising 2 stone keeps, or towers; one 15th Century, one 18th Century, a range of workshops and stables and...
  
  , available for rent
• Williamstown Castle

County Longford

County Longford

County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford.Longford County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Tullynally Castle. info
• Castleforbes. Castleforbes home page

County Louth

County Louth

County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Castle Roche
  Castle Roche
  Castle Roche is a Norman castle located north-west of Dundalk, Co. Louth. It was the seat of the De Verdun family , who built the castle in 1236 AD....
  
  , Castle Ruins
• Darver Castle
  Darver Castle
  Darver Castle is a fortified house approximately 500 years old located in Readypenny, Dundalk, Co.Louth.-External links:* *...
  
  , Restored Castle, Hotel
• King John's Castle, Restored Castle
• Taaffe Castle, Castle Ruins
• Termonfeckin Castle, only survivor of original two tower houses, other demolished ca. 1800.

County Mayo

County Mayo

County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

 

• Ahena Castle, Ruin. Description at Taugheen school website.
• Ashford Castle
  Ashford Castle
  Ashford Castle is a medieval castle turned five star luxury hotel near Cong on the Mayo/Galway Border in Ireland, on the shore of Lough Corrib. Ashford Castle is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World organization.-History:...
  
  , Hotel
• Belleek Castle, Hotel
• Deel Castle
  Deel Castle
  Deel Castle was built in the 16th century by the Bourke's and later renamed Castle Gore. It is located near the town of Crossmolina, County Mayo in Ireland...
  
  , Ruin
• Rockfleet Castle
  Rockfleet Castle
  Rockfleet Castle, or Carraigahowley Castle , is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid sixteenth century, and is most famously associated with Gráinne O'Malley, the pirate queen and chieftain of the clan O’Malley.Rockfleet Castle has four floors and is over...
  
  

County Meath

County Meath

County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Dunsany Castle, 1182-
• Killeen Castle
  Killeen Castle, Dunsany
  Killeen Castle , located in Dunsany, near Killeen, County Meath, Ireland, is the current construction on a site occupied by a castle since around 1180. The current building, in the process of renovation as a luxury hotel, is a restoration of a largely 19th century construction, burnt out in 1981...
  
  , Being restored as a castle hotel, see 'Cusack' for history
  Cusack
  Cusack is an Irish family name of Norman origin, originally from Cussac in Guienne , France. The surname died out in England, but is common in Ireland, where it was imported at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century....
  
  
• Slane Castle
  Slane Castle
  Slane Castle is located in the town of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland. The castle has been the family home of the Conyngham Marquessate since the 18th century....
  
  , Restored Castle
• Tara
  Hill of Tara
  The Hill of Tara , located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland...
  
  , Castle Ruins
• Trim Castle
  Trim Castle
  Trim Castle , Trim, County Meath, Ireland, on the shores of the Boyne has an area of 30,000 m². It is the remains of Ireland's largest Anglo-Norman castle...
  
  , Restored Castle. OPW info
• The Black Castle
• Newcastle-Lyons

County Offaly

County Offaly

County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...

 

• Ballycowan Castle
• Birr Castle
  Birr Castle
  Birr Castle is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of the seventh Earl of Rosse, and as such the residential areas of the castle are not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly accessible.-Ireland's Historic Science...
  
  
• Charleville Castle
• Clara Castle, ruins
• Clonmacnoise Castle, ruins
• Clonony Castle
• Doon Castle
• Kinnitty Castle
  Kinnitty Castle
  Kinnitty Castle is a castle in Kinnitty , County Offaly, Ireland. It is located north of the Slieve Bloom Mountains on the R421 regional road between the villages of Kinnitty and Cadamstown....
  
  , restored, hotel.
• Leap Castle
  Leap Castle
  Leap Castle is an Irish castle in County Offaly, about four miles north of the town of Roscrea on the R421. It was built in the late 15th century by the O'Bannon family and was originally called "Léim Uí Bhanáin," or "Leap of the O'Bannons." The O'Bannons were the "secondary chieftains" of the...
  
  
• Sragh Castle
• Blundell Castle, Ruins, Coolestown/Edenderry

County Roscommon

County Roscommon

County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Roscommon Castle
• Ballintober Castle, Castle Ruins
• Kilronan Castle  , Restored Castle, Hotel
• Donamon Castle
  Donamon Castle
  Donamon Castle is one of the oldest inhabited buildings in Ireland and stands on raised ground overlooking the River Suck in County Roscommon. In late 1932, an IRA unit, under the command of Seán McCool and Mick Price, took over Donamon Castle to set up an IRA training camp....
  
  , Restored Castle
• Castlecoote, Castlecoote House and Castle Ruins

County Sligo 

• Ballymote Castle
  Ballymote Castle
  Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of Ballymote in southern County Sligo, Ireland. This area was known historically as Átha Cliath an Chorainn, which roughly translates as The Ford of the Hurdles...
  
  
• Markree Castle
  Markree Castle
  Markree Castle, in Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland is the ancestral seat of the Cooper family, partially moated by the River Unshin. Today it is a small family-run hotel.-17th century:...
  
   History, Restored Castle, Hotel
• Moygara Castle, ruin of castle Castle Website
• Parke's Castle
  Parke's Castle
  Rising three storeys tall, in an idyllic setting on the banks of Lough Gill, in County Leitrim in Ireland, Parke’s Castle is a plantation era castle. In 1610 Roger Parke completed his fortified manor house on the site of an earlier fifteenth-century O'Rourke castle...
  
  
• Temple House Castle
  Temple House Manor and Castle
  Temple House Castle was a rectangular keepless castle, built in 1181. It is located near the townland of Ballinacarrow on the outskirts of Ballymote in south County Sligo, Ireland. The Perceval family has lived on the lands since 1665. The Manor home currently operates as a guest lodge filled with...
  
  , Castle Ruins Manor & Castle History

County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

 

• Annameadle Castle, Ruined castle, located by Annameadle Court
• Ardfinnan Castle
  Ardfinnan Castle
  Ardfinnan Castle, is a castle which was built circa 1186 to guard the river crossing in Ardfinnan in South Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated on the River Suir, seven miles west of Clonmel...
  
  
• Ballyquirk Castle
  Ballyquirk
  Ballyquirk is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the Civil Parish of Lorrha, north of Carrigahorig....
  
  
• Ballysheedy Castle, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/castles/irecastl-Tipperary.htm
• Cahir Castle
  Cahir Castle
  Cahir Castle , one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built in 1142 by Conor O'Brien, Prince of Thomond...
  
  , Restored Castle. OPW info
• Carrigeen Castle, Restored Castle
• Farney Castle http://www.tipp.ie/placesofinterest/farney.htm
• Killaghy Castle Killaghy Castle, Restored Castle
• Knockgraffan, early Ráth, http://www.castletown.com/knockgra.htm
• Moorstown Castle
  Moorstown Castle
  Moorstown Castle is a late 15th century stone structure consisting of a circular keep and walled courtyard or bawn. The circular tower house is unusual in Irish architecture, most such structures being square in plan. It was built by James Keating, an ally of the Earl of Ormond. The castle and...
  
  , ruins, on private lands, located between Clonmel and Cahir.http://www.irelandbyways.com/ireland-routes/byroute-4/byroute-44-co-cork-w/3/
• Nenagh Castle
• Ormonde Castle
  Ormonde Castle
  Ormond Castle is a castle on the River Suir on the east side of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland. The oldest part of the existing castle is a mid-15th century walled bawn, cornered on the northeast and northwest by towers....
  
  , Manor House. OPW info
• Redwood Castle
  Redwood Castle
  Redwood Castle is a Norman castle in Lorrha, North Tipperary, Ireland.The castle was built by the Normans around 1200 AD, and was occupied by them until c.1350, when the Mac Aodhagáin were installed on the lands.As hereditary Brehons or lawyers, the Mac Aodhagáin clan established a school of...
  
  , tower house near Lorrha
• Rock of Cashel
  Rock of Cashel
  The Rock of Cashel , also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site in Ireland's province of Munster, located at Cashel, South Tipperary.-History:...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Roscrea Castle
  Roscrea
  Roscrea is a small heritage town in North Tipperary, Ireland. The town has a population of 4,910. Its main industries include meat processing and pharmaceuticals. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ikerrin...
  
  
• Shanbally Castle
  Shanbally Castle
  Shanbally Castle was built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, the first Viscount Lismore, in around 1810. It was the largest house built in Ireland by the noted English architect John Nash. The castle—located near Clogheen, South Tipperary—was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1954...
  
  , Demolished

County Waterford

County Waterford

*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

 

• Ballycanvan Castle, castle ruins
• Ballyclohy Castle
• Ballyheeny Castle, castle ruins
• Ballymaclode Castle, castle ruins
• Barnakile Castle, castle ruins
• Carrowncashlane Castle, castle ruins
• Clonea Castle, castle ruins
• Coolnamuck Castle
• Crooke Castle, castle ruins
• Cullen Castle, castle ruins
• Derrinlaur Castle
• Dungarvan Castle, restored castle
• Dunhill Castle, castle ruins
• Dunmore East Castle, castle ruins
• Faithlegg Castle
• Feddans Castle, castle ruins
• Fox's Castle, castle ruins
• Geneva Barracks
  Geneva Barracks
  Geneva Barracks in County Waterford, Ireland, was a barracks created in 1783 by converting a settlement which had been created for an 18th century colony of disaffected citizens of Geneva. Built near Passage East, the colony was commissioned by the Irish Parliament and approved by British Royalty...
  
  
• Glen Castle
• Greenan Castle
• Kilgainey Castle
• Kilmeaden Castle, castle ruins
• Kincor Castle
• Lismore Castle
  Lismore Castle
  Lismore Castle is located in the town of Lismore, in County Waterford in Ireland. It was largely re-built in the Gothic style during the mid-nineteenth century by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.-Early history:...
  
  , restored castle
• Loughdeheen Castle, castle ruins
• MacGrath's Castle, castle ruins
• Mountain Castle, castle ruins
• Rathgormuck Castle, castle ruins
• Reginald's Tower OPW info, part of the old city walls of Waterford
  Waterford
  Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
  
  
• Rockett's Castle, castle ruins
• Sleady Castle, castle ruins
• Waterford Castle, restored castle, now a hotel

County Westmeath

County Westmeath

-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...

 

• Athlone Castle
  History of Athlone
  At the heart of Athlone in Ireland, both geographically and historically, is the castle. The ford of Athlone was strategically important, as south of Athlone the River Shannon is impassable until Clonmacnoise , and north is Lough Ree...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Portlick Castle
  Portlick Castle
  Portlick Castle is a Late Medieval c.15-16th century Tower House castle near Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, next to Lough Ree.-External links:*...
  
   http://www.portlickcastle.com, Restored Castle
• Rathcastle
• Tullynally Castle
  Tullynally Castle
  Tullynally Castle is a castle situated some 2km from Castlepollard on the Coole village road in County Westmeath, Ireland. The famous British Army general, Sir Edward Pakenham GCB, was born and raised in the house...
  
  , Restored Castle
• Knockdrin Castle
• Clonyn Castle
  Clonyn Castle
  Clonyn Castle also known as Delvin Castle, is situated in Delvin, County Westmeath some 18 km from Mullingar, in Ireland along the N52. The first castle is believed to have been built in 1181 by Hugh de Lacy the Norman, Lord of Meath for his brother-in-law, Sir Gilbert de Nugent...
  
  
• Ballinlough Castle
  Ballinlough Castle
  Situated in an area of County Westmeath, near the rural town of Clonmellon is Ballinlough Castle. This old castle is perched upon a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. The 17th century castle is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Nugent....
  
  
• Killua Castle
  Killua Castle
  Killua Castle, and the nearby Raleigh Obelisk, are situated near Clonmellon town, in north County Westmeath. The castle and the obelisk are separated by some 200 m to 300m, and belonged to the Chapman family more than two centuries ago, beginning with Captain Benjamin Chapman, patriarch of the...
  
  
• Tyrrellspass Castle
  Tyrrellspass Castle
  Tyrrellspass Castle, dating back to circa 1411, is situated in the town of Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath, on the west side of the village. It is the only remaining castle of the Tyrrells, who came to Ireland around the time of the Norman Invasion....
  
  
• Nugent Castle Delvin
  Delvin
  Delvin is a small town in east County Westmeath, Ireland located on the N52 road at a junction with the N51 to Navan. The town is from Mullingar and is the setting of the book Valley of the Squinting Windows by Delvin native Brinsley MacNamara, described under the fictitious name of "Garradrimna"...
  
  

County Wexford

County Wexford

County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...

 

• Adamstown Castle - Tower House
• Baldwinstown Castle - Castle Ruins
• Ballyteigue Castle - Tower House
• Ballyhack Castle, Restored Castle OPW info
• Enniscorthy Castle, Restored Castle
• Ferns Castle, Restored Castle. OPW info
• Ferrycarrig Castle
• Johnstown Castle
• Mountgarret Castle (New Ross
  New Ross
  New Ross is a town located in southwest County Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. In 2006 it had a population of 7,709 people, making it the third largest town in the county after Wexford and Enniscorthy.-History:...
  
  )
• Rathlannon Castle
• Rathmacknee Castle, Castle Ruins
• Slade Castle

County Wicklow

County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...

 

• Carnew Castle, Carnew. Former tower house, built in the late 16th century.
• Dunganstown Castle, Dunganstown West. Remains of a large late-17th Century U-plan house and early 17th Century tower .
• Kiltimon Castle, Newcastle. C.1550, now in use as a folly
• Ormonde Castle, Arklow
  Arklow
  Arklow , also known as Inbhear Dé from the Avonmore river's older name Abhainn Dé, is a historic town located in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland. Founded by the Vikings in the ninth century, Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion...
  
  . Castle ruins, built in 1169 on an old Viking site and destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's army in the 17th century.
• Threecastles castle, Manor Kilbride, Blessington
  Blessington
  Blessington, historically known as Ballycomeen , is a town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on the N81 road, which connects Dublin to Tullow.- History :...
  
  . Largely intact remains of a late 14th / 15th Century castle marking the boundary of the Pale.

See also

• Abbey
  Abbey
  An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
  
  s, priories
  Priory
  A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
  
   and historic house
  Historic house
  A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
  
  s
  • Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
  • Historic houses in England
  • Historic houses in Northern Ireland
  • Historic houses in the Republic of Ireland
    Historic houses in the Republic of Ireland
    Historic houses in the Republic of Ireland is a link page for any stately home or historic house in the Republic of Ireland.County Cork*Bantry House*Corkbeg House*Fota House*Lotamore HouseCounty Dublin*Howth Castle*Malahide Castle...
    
    
  • Historic houses in Scotland
  • Historic houses in Wales
• Castle
  Castle
  A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
  
  s
  • Castles in England
    Castles in England
    This list of castles in England is not a list of every building and site which has the word "castle" as part of its name, but nor is it a list only of those buildings which conform to a strict definition of a castle as a medieval fortified residence. It is primarily a list, not of castles that were...
    
    
  • Castles in Northern Ireland
    Castles in Northern Ireland
    The following is a partial list of castles in Northern Ireland:- County Antrim :* Antrim Castle * Ballycastle Castle* Ballygally Castle* Ballylough Castle* Belfast Castle* Carra Castle, ruins* Carrickfergus Castle, Restored Castle...
    
    
  • Castles in Scotland
    Castles in Scotland
    This list of castles in Scotland is a link page for any castle in Scotland.A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
    
    
  • Castles in Wales
    Castles in Wales
    This is a List of Castles in Wales, sometimes said to be "the castle capital of the world". Wales has about 400 castles, of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings...
    
    
  • List of castles in Ireland
• History of Ireland
  History of Ireland
  The first known settlement in Ireland began around 8000 BC, when hunter-gatherers arrived from continental Europe, probably via a land bridge. Few archaeological traces remain of this group, but their descendants and later Neolithic arrivals, particularly from the Iberian Peninsula, were...
  
  

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