Derryhiveny Castle

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Derryhiveny Castle
Native name
Irish: Caisleán Dhoire Shuibhne
Derryhivenny Castle.jpg
Type tower house
LocationDerryhiveny South, Portumna, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates 53°07′38″N8°11′33″W / 53.1271°N 8.1924°W / 53.1271; -8.1924
Built1643
OwnerState
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Location of Derryhiveny Castle in Ireland
Official nameDerryhiveny Castle
Reference no.283 [1]

Derryhiveny Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. [2] [3]

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Location

Derryhiveny Castle is located 4.4 km (2.7 mi) northeast of Portumna, on the west bank of the Shannon. [4] [5]

History

The O'Madden family held the lands around Derryhivenny from c. AD 950 until the middle of the seventeenth century. On 5 February 1639, the head of the family, John O'Madden died, leaving his lands to his son, Daniel O'Madden. Daniel then set about building himself a tower house. [6]

The castle was built in 1643 by Daniel O'Madden. [7]

Its date is known from an inscription on one of its bartizan corbels: D:O'M ME:FIERI:FECIT 1643.

Description

Derryhiveny Castle is a tower house of four storeys. There are vaults on all four storeys.[ citation needed ]

The upper rooms have two- and three-mullioned windows with fireplaces, including one with a chamfered lintel, curved downwards at each end and covered by a chamfered cornice. [8] [9] [10]

There are also remains of a bawn, wall walk and crenellations. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

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