| Derryhiveny Castle | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Caisleán Dhoire Shuibhne | |
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| Type | tower house |
| Location | Derryhiveny South, Portumna, County Galway, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°07′38″N8°11′33″W / 53.1271°N 8.1924°W |
| Built | 1643 |
| Owner | State |
  Location of Derryhiveny Castle in Ireland | |
| Official name | Derryhiveny Castle |
| Reference no. | 283 [1] |
Derryhiveny Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. [2] [3]
Derryhiveny Castle is located 4.4 km (2.7 mi) northeast of Portumna, on the west bank of the Shannon. [4] [5]
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] around 1643. [7] Its date is known from an inscription on one of its bartizan corbels: D:O'M ME:FIERI:FECIT 1643.
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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