Dromore Castle, County Clare
| Dromore Castle | ||
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 The ruins of Dromore Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán to Droma Mhóir | |
| Creation time : | Early 16th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Ruan | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 55 '31.7 " N , 8 ° 57' 46.1" W | |
| Height: | 16 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Dromore Castle ( Irish Caisleán an Droma Mhóir ) is the ruin of a tower house between the villages of Crusheen and Corofin in County Clare, Ireland . It is a national monument .
Today the property is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service as part of the Dromore Wood Nature Reserve .
location
Dromore Castle is located on a peninsula in the northern part of Dromore Lough , about 1.8 km east of the village of Ruan . It belongs to the Dromore Wood Nature Reserve .
The townland of Dromore is between the towns of Crusheen and Corofin, west of the M18 motorway and north of Ennis .
history
Dromore Castle was believed to have been built in the early 16th century. Teige O'Brien had it repaired and expanded in the 17th century . Dromore Castle and lands were given to Teige's father, Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond , in 1579. Dermot O'Brien , Teige's son, was a major protagonist of the Confederate Wars and took part in the siege of Ballyalla Castle in Ennis. The last O'Brien in the castle was Conor O'Brien , who left in 1689. During the 18th century, the Tower House fell into disrepair.
description
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The Tower House is four stories high and the ground floor has a vaulted ceiling . To the right of the main entrance is a wide spiral staircase, to the left of it a small guard room and in the left chamber on the first floor there is an open stone fireplace.
A round arrow loop was cut into the stairs between the 1st and 2nd floors . On the roof there is a battlement , a tall, rectangular chimney crowned by two diamond-shaped chimneys , and consoles that once supported a crowd watch tower on the corner.
The inscription above the door reads: "This castle was built by von Teige, second son of Connor, third Earl of Thomond, and by Slany Brien, wife of the aforementioned Teige, Anno [date illegible]".
Nearby is the Moyree-Commons Tomb portal .
literature
- Sean Spellissy, "A History of County Clare". Gill & Macmillan 2003
Individual evidence
- ↑ Máire McNeill: Máire Rua: Lady of Leamaneh . Ballinakella Press. January 1, 1990. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Dromore Castle, Ennis, Co. Clare . In: Catalog . National Library of Ireland. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ a b Dromore Wood Nature Reserve . Burren National Park. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. 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 28, 2018.
- ^ Ruan - Places of Interest . Clare Library. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Sean Spellissy: A History of County Clare . Gill & Macmillan. January 1, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
