Castles in Ireland

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Castles in Ireland

  • Description of Castles in Ireland

  • Information & Facts about Castles in Ireland

  • List of of Castles in Ireland

  • List of Castles in Ireland and Locations

  • Blarney, Bunratty, Carrickfergus, Cahir, Dublin

  • Kilkenny, Trim, Ross, Ormond & Slane

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Castle Hotels in Ireland
There are many castles in Ireland which have been renovated and are now operating as hotels, including the famous Ashford Castle. Details of these castle hotels in Ireland can be accessed from the following link:

Castle Hotels in Ireland

List of Castles in Ireland and Locations
The following list of Castles in Ireland is not exhaustive but indicates the vast range of Medieval and Renaissance castles and ruins that can be found in Ireland.

Castles in Ireland and Locations

Name of Castles in IrelandDescription of Castles in Ireland
Adare CastleAdare - Norman Castle built c1190 on the banks of the River Maigue
Ardgillan CastleDublin
Aughnanure CastleAughnanure - built c1500 near the shores of the Lough Corrib
Ballymoon CastleBallymoon was built c1300 by the Carew family
Ballymote CastleBallymote was built c1300 in Connaught
Blarney CastleBlarney  - kiss the famous Blarney Stone, housed in this beautiful castle in Co. Cork
Bunratty CastleBunratty Castle, County Clare
Cahir CastleCahir Castle, County Tipperary
Carlow CastleNorman Carlow Castle built c1200 by William Marshall
Carrickfergus CastleCarrickfergus - Norman Castle built c1200
Carrick-on-SuirNorman Castle built c1300 on the banks of the River Suir
Dublin CastleDublin  Massive fortress. Origin of name: 'Dubh Linn' meaning Black Pool -  which was on the site of the present Castle garden. Built on the banks of the River Liffey
Dundrum CastleNorman Dundrum built c1190 by John de Courcy
Dunluce CastleNorman Dunluce built c1190 on the banks of the River Maigue
Dunsoghly CastleIrish Castle built c1450 by Sir Rowland Plunkett, Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Charleville CastleCharleville Castle, County Offaly
Gleninagh CastleGleninagh Norman built on the banks of Galway Bay
Glenveagh CastleGlenveagh Castle, County Donegal
Greencastle CastleGreencastle Castle built at the mouth of Carlingford Lough
Kilkenny CastleKilkenny was built c1190 on the banks of the River Nore
Mallow CastleMallow was built on the banks of the River Blackwater at Mallow
Monea CastleIrish Castle built c1616
Old Crom CastleOld Crom was built on the banks of Lough Erne
Ormond CastleOrmond Castle,County Tipperary
Rathmacknee CastleRathmacknee Castle - a tower house in South Leinster
Ross CastleRoss was built c1600 on the banks of Killarney's Lower Lake
Slade CastleSlade - Norman Castle built c1190
Slane CastleCounty Meath
Swords CastleSwords was built c1200 as the manorial residence of the Archbishops of Dublin
Trim CastleTrim Norman Castle built c1190
Tullynally CastleTullynally Castle, County Westmeath

Castles in Ireland and Locations

Name of Castles in IrelandDescription of Castles in Ireland

List of Castles in Ireland and Locations
The above list of Castles in Ireland is not exhaustive but indicates the vast range of Medieval and Renaissance castles that can be found in Ireland.

Castles in Ireland
The Castles in Ireland include some of the oldest and most famous castles in the World. The building of the magnificent Stone Castles in Ireland started one hundred years after the Norman invasion of England. By the year 1250 the Normans controlled three quarters of all Ireland and only western Ulster, County Kerry, County Clare and western Galway were the only predominantly Irish-ruled areas left. These magnificent Castles in Ireland took considerable time to build, requiring a significant labour force,  and they were expensive. The location of the stone castles in Ireland were carefully chosen for the most advantageous political and military purposes. Many castles in Ireland were built on the sites of existing fortresses and abbeys. The conquering Normans such as the de Burgos dynasty (Burkes or Bourkes) built the famous Ashford Castle in Ireland occuping Connacht whilst families such as the FitzGeralds occupied Kildare and Limerick. For details of the architecture and building of Castles in Ireland please click the following link:

Irish Castles

Castles in Ireland

Top 10 List of Castles in Ireland

  • Blarney

  • Bunratty

  • Carrickfergus

  • Cahir

  • Dublin

  • Kilkenny

  • Trim

  • Ross

  • Ormond

  • Slane

Top 10 List of Castles in Ireland

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