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{{Short description|Tower house, County Clare, Ireland}} |
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'''Castlebawn''' is a proposed £250 million shopping centre and retail park in Newtownards County Down , a joint venture between Eastwood Property and R&A Group. The ambitious proposals which promises to create up to 2,000 jobs will extend the town centre and edge of centre southwards in a three-stage development known as Castlebawn. The development could be completed by 2009. |
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'''Castlebawn''' is a 16th-century [[tower house]], in [[County Clare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is on a small island on [[Lough Derg (Shannon)|Lough Derg]] on the [[River Shannon]], it is connected to the shore of [[Ogonnelloe|Bealkelly]] by a man-made causeway.<ref name="COLD">{{citation | title=The Castles Of Lough Derg: An Illustrated Survey | journal=Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society |year=2012 | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24612853 |last=Larkin |first=Patrick| volume=64 | pages=21–55 | jstor=24612853 }}</ref> It was built by the McNamaras about 1540, severely damaged in 1827, but is now restored although public access is not permitted to the castle. <ref name="CB">{{cite web |url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~castlebawn/Brochure_front.htm |title=Castlebawn |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045015/http://homepage.eircom.net/~castlebawn/Brochure_front.htm |archivedate=2016-03-04 |accessdate=2018-05-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Castlebawn was built by Owen McNamara during an unknown year in the 16th century. The earliest recorded mention of Castlebawn is 1570, when Sean McNamara, Chief of eastern Clann-Cuilein, died, leaving Castlebawn to his son, Sir John McNamara.<ref name="CB"/> The McNamaras lived there until the 17th century.{{fact|date=July 2021}} |
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In 1820 it became a den for illicit [[poitín]] makers<ref name="COLD"/> and in 1827 the authorities besieged the towerhouse to drive the occupants out.<ref name="SCSF">{{cite web |url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~oflannery/misc/sc.htm |title=Simon's Castle (Simon Flannery) |author=<!--Not stated--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624204830/http://homepage.eircom.net/~oflannery/misc/sc.htm |archive-date=2016-06-24 |access-date=2019-11-14 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the towerhouse was emptied the authorities attempted to demolish the building with explosives. Only the south wall and roof were destroyed. The remaining walls although damaged remained intact.<ref name="SCSF"/> The castle was so well built that three of the walls remained intact. <ref name="DK">{{cite web | title=Castlebawn | work=Discover Killaloe | url=http://www.discoverkillaloe.com/castleBawn.htm | accessdate=2008-12-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014162118/http://www.discoverkillaloe.com/castleBawn.htm | archive-date=2012-10-14 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Simon Flannery occupied the castle early in the 20th century, and locally the castle is still referred to as Simon's Castle.<ref name="CB"/><ref name="SCSF"/> |
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In 1929 the construction of the [[Ardnacrusha power plant]] caused the water level in Lough Derg to rise significantly shrinking the island on which the towerhouse stands.<ref name="SCSF"/> |
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==Restoration== |
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It was restored from ruin by Pat and Mary Cody <ref name="DK"/> |
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==References== |
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{{Tourism in County Clare}} |
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[[Category:Castles in County Clare]] |
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[[Category:River Shannon]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 8 August 2023
Castlebawn is a 16th-century tower house, in County Clare, Ireland. It is on a small island on Lough Derg on the River Shannon, it is connected to the shore of Bealkelly by a man-made causeway.[1] It was built by the McNamaras about 1540, severely damaged in 1827, but is now restored although public access is not permitted to the castle. [2]
History[edit]
Castlebawn was built by Owen McNamara during an unknown year in the 16th century. The earliest recorded mention of Castlebawn is 1570, when Sean McNamara, Chief of eastern Clann-Cuilein, died, leaving Castlebawn to his son, Sir John McNamara.[2] The McNamaras lived there until the 17th century.[citation needed]
In 1820 it became a den for illicit poitín makers[1] and in 1827 the authorities besieged the towerhouse to drive the occupants out.[3] After the towerhouse was emptied the authorities attempted to demolish the building with explosives. Only the south wall and roof were destroyed. The remaining walls although damaged remained intact.[3] The castle was so well built that three of the walls remained intact. [4]
Simon Flannery occupied the castle early in the 20th century, and locally the castle is still referred to as Simon's Castle.[2][3]
In 1929 the construction of the Ardnacrusha power plant caused the water level in Lough Derg to rise significantly shrinking the island on which the towerhouse stands.[3]
Restoration[edit]
It was restored from ruin by Pat and Mary Cody [4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Larkin, Patrick (2012), "The Castles Of Lough Derg: An Illustrated Survey", Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 64: 21–55, JSTOR 24612853
- ^ a b c "Castlebawn". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Simon's Castle (Simon Flannery)". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Castlebawn". Discover Killaloe. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
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