Rheban Castle
| Rheban Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán Réabáin | |
| Creation time : | around 1200 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Castlereban North, Athy | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 1 '49.6 " N , 7 ° 2' 10.1" W | |
| Height: | 58 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Rheban Castle ( Irish Caisleán Réabáin ) is the ruin of a low castle 5.4 km northwest of the city of Athy in County Kildare, Ireland . The roofless ruin is on the west bank of the River Barrow . The Hendy Wildlife Reserve is to the north of it and the village of Kilberry to the east, on the other side of the Barrow.
history
Ptolemy ' Geographike Hyphegesis (2nd century BC) names Rhaiba (' Ραιβα) as one of the settlements in the Leinster region. Usually this is related to Rheban , although modern authors suggest this area closer to Ireland's center: The Hill of Uisneach , Rathcroghan or Carnfree .
The remains of a much older Ráth , called the "Moat of Rheban", are about 1 km south of the castle ruins.
The name of the castle is said to be derived from the Irish Gaelic riogh (German: king) and bábhun (German: enclosure).
After the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland at the end of the 12th century, Richard de St. Michael, Baron of Rheban , had a stone castle built as Lord of Ireland during the reign of King John Ohneland of England . He also founded the Athy Priory .
In 1325 the Ó Mórdha ( O'Moores ) from what is now County Laois conquered the castle.
In 1424 Castle Rheban fell to Thomas FitzGerald , who later became the 7th Earl of Kildare , when he married Dorothea , the daughter of Anthony O'Moore .
In the 15th century it was raided by Sean Ó Broin (of the Glenmalure-O'Byrnes ), who won treasure and fame there, as celebrated in a poem by Ferganin McKeogh .
During the Irish Confederation Wars (1641–1650) the castle changed hands several times; it fell in 1642 to James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde , in 1647 to Eoghan Rua Ó Néill and in 1648 to Morrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin . Since then it has been in ruins.
After the castle are baronies Narragh and Reban East and Narragh and Reban West named, and the local department of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Rheban GAA .
description
It is a three-story castle with no roof. Near the castle ruins is a conical mound that is said to have been a barrow that was built for an Irish king or chief.
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Context: Rheb Castle, Kildare [Castle Rheban, County Kildare ] . In: catalogue.nli.ie . Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ↑ Ireland . In: Roman Era Names . January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ↑ Anthologia Hibernica: Or, Monthly Collections of Science, Belles-lettres, and History ... . RE Mercier. November 3, 1793. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Walter Fitzgerald: Castle Rheban . In: Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society and Surrounding Districts . County Kildare Archaeological Society, Edward Ponsonby. Pp. 167-178. 1899. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ↑ Michael O'Clery, Philip McDermott: The Annals of Ireland . B. Geraghty. November 3, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Castle Rheban . In: Churches, Abbeys and Monasteries . Discover Ireland. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Exhibiting the Names of the Several Cities, Towns, Parishes, and Villages ... Collected from the Most Authentic Documents, and Arranged in Alphabetical Order. Being a Continuation of the Topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . W. Miller. November 3, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ↑ Kilberry, Athy - The Schools' Collection . In: dúchas.ie . Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry . H. Colburn. November 3, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Frank Taaffe: Athy Eye On The Past: Rheban Castle . October 6, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Castle Rheban, Athy, Co. Kildare, Ireland . In: kildare.ie . Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Athy Archaeological & Historical Society . Retrieved February 1, 2019.