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{{Short description|Tower house, County Clare, Ireland}}
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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 | volume=64 | pages=21–55 |year=2012 |last=Larkin |first=Patrick| jstor=24612853 }}</ref>. It was built by the McNamaras about 1540, severely damaged in 1827, and is now restored and opened to the public.<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>
'''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>


==History==
==History==
Castlebawn was built by the McNamara chieftains during the mid to late 16th century. Records show that Castlebawn was built by Owen McNamara, but do not give the year of construction. 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"/> McNamaras lived there until the Cromwellian land confiscations of the 17th century when it became disused.
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}}


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>
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>


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"/>
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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==Restoration==
==Restoration==
It was restored from ruin by Pat and Mary Cody <ref name="DK"/>
In 1996 Pat and Mary Cody completed the restoration of the ruin, which is now open to the public in the summer months, although access is via boat only.<ref name="DK"/>


==References==
==References==

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]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c "Castlebawn". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Simon's Castle (Simon Flannery)". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Castlebawn". Discover Killaloe. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.

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