Fanning's Castle

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Fanning's Castle
Mary Street, King's Island, Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Fanning's Castle (2).jpg
Fanning's Castle is located in Ireland
Fanning's Castle
Fanning's Castle
Coordinates52°40′02″N 8°37′19″W / 52.667338147854586°N 8.621914854748272°W / 52.667338147854586; -8.621914854748272Coordinates: 52°40′02″N 8°37′19″W / 52.667338147854586°N 8.621914854748272°W / 52.667338147854586; -8.621914854748272
Typetower house
Site information
Conditionpartially ruined
Site history
Builtc. 1641
Built by

Fanning's Castle (Irish: Caisleán Uí Fhionáin), also called Whitamore's Castle,[1] is the remains of a tower house and National Monument[2][3] located in Limerick, Ireland.[4]

Location[]

Interior view, with ogee windows

Fanning's Castle is located off Creagh Lane and Mary Street, opposite the tholsel,[5] on King's Island.[6][7]

History[]

Fanning's Castle was built c. 1641 by Mayor of Limerick Dominic Fanning.[8]

Building[]

The walls of the tower house are of roughly squared limestone blocks of varying sizes. It was originally five storeys high, but only four storeys are now visible above ground level.[9] The windows show ogee and mullions.[10]

The tower house incorporated a turret staircase and battlements.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/061%20castles.pdf[bare URL][dead link]
  2. ^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-limerick.pdf[bare URL]
  3. ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). www.archaeology.ie. National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009.
  4. ^ Hill, Judith (1 July 1997). The building of Limerick. Mercier. ISBN 9781856351911 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Wiggins, Kenneth (1 January 2001). Anatomy of a Siege: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9780851158273 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (1 January 1989). The Shell guide to Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 9780717115952 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Spellissy, Séan (1 December 1998). The history of Limerick City. Celtic Bookshop. ISBN 9780953468300 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Great Britain and Ireland, a Phaidon Cultural Guide. Prentice-Hall. 1 January 1985. ISBN 9780133637557 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Fanning's Castle - CSISWiki". wiki.csisdmz.ul.ie.
  10. ^ "Fannings Castle Limerick". 31 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Fannings Castle located in Mary Street, Limerick city, Ireland". 17 May 2012.
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