Black Castle, County Limerick
| Black Castle | |
|---|---|
| Creation time : | 15th or 16th century |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility |
| Construction: | Quarry stone |
| Place: | Holycross |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 30 '51.8 " N , 8 ° 31' 13" W |
| Height: | 77 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference |
Black Castle is the ruins of a tower house on the eastern side of Lough Gur in Irish County Limerick .
This is one of the castles used during the Desmond Rebellions and believed to be the place where the Earl of Desmond secured his authority in 1573 after removing his English clothes and changing into Irish robes on his return from London to Munster .
Individual evidence
- ^ MJ O'Kelly, C. O'Kelly: Illustrated Guide to Lough Gur . Houston, Cork 1981.