Ballymarkahan Castle
| Ballymarkahan Castle | ||
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4570420.jpg) The ruins of Ballymarkahan Castle from the south |
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| Creation time : | 15th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Quin | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 48 '13.9 " N , 8 ° 50' 12.6" W | |
| Height: | 24 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Ballymarkahan Castle ( Irish Caisleán Bhaile Uí Mharcacháin ) is the ruin of a tower house in the municipality of Quin in County Clare, Ireland . The Irish antiquarian Thomas Johnson Westropp listed the castle in 1899 as one of the 195 "smaller castles" or Peel Towers in County Clare; at that time the Tower House was already in ruins. In the Ordnance Survey letters from John O'Donovan and Eugene O'Curry in 1839, Ballymarkahan Castle was mentioned as a ruin. It was also featured on the Ordnance Survey Map of 1842.
The castle dates back to the 15th century, sometime after the construction of the Quin Friary ; the MacNamara family , who have several castles in the area, e.g. B. the nearby Knappogue Castle , built, also had Ballymarkahan Castle built. According to Westropp, Domhnall, a son of Seán an Ghabháltais ("Seán, the Conqueror", † 1373) from the MacNamara family had the Tower House built in 1430.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ballymarkahan Castle: 00004448.jpg: View of Ballymarkahan Castle behind the trees . Clare County Library. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Thomas Johnson Westropp: Notes on the lesser towers or 'Peel towers' of the County Clare . In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy . P. 362. 1899. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ Ballymarkahan Castle: 00016793.jpg: Dr. George Unthank MacNamara sits in an opening in Ballymarkahan Castle near Quin, c. 1900 . Clare County Library. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ John O'Donovan, Eugene O'Curry: Ordnance Survey Letters: Parish of Quin (b) . Clare County Library. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Ballymarkahan Castle on 1842 Ordnance Survey Map . Clare County Library.
- ^ Thomas Johnson Westropp: County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, III (Continued) . In: Folklore . S. 377. 1913. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Thomas Johnson Westropp: Notes on the lesser towers or 'Peel towers' of the County Clare . In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy . P. 351. 1899. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
