Grallagh Castle

Grallagh Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1]

Grallagh Castle
Native name
Irish: Caisleán na Greallaí
Typetower house
LocationGrallagh, Horse and Jockey,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates52.594772°N 7.771243°W / 52.594772; -7.771243
Builtc. 1500
OwnerOffice of Public Works
Official nameGrallagh Castle
Reference no.407
Location of Grallagh Castle in Ireland

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. James Butler, 10th Baron of Dunboyne, 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

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 slopstones. There is a fireplace and garderobe on the upper floors.[6][7]

References
  1. "The Butler Society - Journal Contents". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  2. 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.
  3. Burke, Sir Bernard (1 January 1863). "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland". Harrison – via Google Books.
  4. "Grallagh Castle - Tipperary Tourism". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  5. "Grallagh Castle Co Tipperary".
  6. "Grallagh Castle".
  7. "Geograph:: Castles of Munster: Grallagh, Tipperary (C) Mike Searle".
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