Grallagh Castle
Grallagh Castle | |
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Native name Irish: Caisleán na Greallaí | |
Type | tower house |
Location | Grallagh, Horse and Jockey, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°35′41″N 7°46′16″W / 52.594772°N 7.771243°WCoordinates: 52°35′41″N 7°46′16″W / 52.594772°N 7.771243°W |
Built | c. 1500 |
Owner | Office of Public Works |
National Monument of Ireland | |
Official name | Grallagh Castle |
Reference no. | 407 |
Location of Grallagh Castle in Ireland |
Grallagh Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1]
Location[]
Grallagh Castle is located 2.5 km (1½ miles) south of the Horse and Jockey, beside a bridge on a tributary of the River Suir.
History[]
Grallagh Castle dates from the late 15th or early 16th century and was associated with the Butler dynasty. , willed the castle to his son Peter in 1533. In the 18th century it belonged to the Mansergh family.[2][3] It is now owned by the Office of Public Works.[4]
Building[]
The four storey tower with steep batter stands partially ruined and surrounded by the remains of a bawn, with 30 m (100 ft) of wall remaining.
There are bartizans in the NE and SW corners. There is a doorway in the west wall with a possible murder hole.[citation needed]
The ground floor contains arrowslits and a barrel vaulted ceiling.[5] A mural stairway gives access to the upper floors. There are some two-light windows with window-seats, and . There is a fireplace and garderobe on the upper floors.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "The Butler Society - Journal Contents". Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Fairbairn, James (1 June 1993). Fairbairn's Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806301075 – via Google Books.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1 January 1863). "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland". Harrison – via Google Books.
- ^ "Grallagh Castle - Tipperary Tourism". Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Grallagh Castle Co Tipperary".
- ^ "Grallagh Castle".
- ^ "Geograph:: Castles of Munster: Grallagh, Tipperary (C) Mike Searle".
- National Monuments in County Tipperary
- Castles in County Tipperary
- Irish castle stubs