Shrule Castle
| Shrule Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán Shruthair | |
| Creation time : | 1238 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (tower castle) | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Shrule | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 31 '10.4 " N , 9 ° 5' 8.9" W | |
| Height: | 29 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Shrule Castle ( Irish Caisleán Shruthair ) is the ruin of a tower castle near the village of Shrule in Irish County Mayo .
history
Around 1238, the De Burgh family had the castle built on the banks of the Black River on the border between Counties Mayo and Galway . 1308 received John de Burgh (1286-1313) the property from his father Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster .
The castle was captured in 1570 by a strong force led by Sir Edward Fitton the Elder , Lord President of Connacht and Vice Treasurer of Ireland , and comprised of mercenaries from the MacDonnells of Knocknacloy . Mac Uilliam Ochtair, Lord of Thomond , the De Burghs of Mayo, and the MacDonnells of Mayo led a force to recapture the castle, but they failed. The MacDonnell clan chief of Knockacloy , Calvagh MacDonnell , was killed on June 18, 1570 in a battle in which Edward Fitton lost his horse and was badly wounded in the face.
William Burke lived in the tower castle and left it to his son in 1574. In 1610 Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde , leased the castle and lands to Pierce Lynch of Galway.
Web links and sources
- Shrule Castle . In: Castles of Galway - The heart of Gaelic Ireland - Page Seven . Eircom.net. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- JF Quinn: Shrule . JF Quinn's History. Retrieved March 27, 2019.