Derryhiveny Castle

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

Derryhiveny Castle
Native name
Irish: Caisleán Dhoire Shuibhne
Derryhivenny Castle
Location of Derryhiveny Castle in Ireland
Typetower house
LocationDerryhiveny South, Portumna,
County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53.127094°N 8.192423°W / 53.127094; -8.192423
Built1643
OwnerState
Official nameDerryhiveny Castle[1]
Reference no.283

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.

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]

References
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  5. Kerrigan, Paul M. (22 March 1995). Castles and Fortifications in Ireland, 1485-1945. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256120 – via Google Books.
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  8. "Irish Castles, County Galway". www.irelandseye.com.
  9. "Derryhivenny Castle Portumna County Galway Ireland". portumna.galway-ireland.ie.
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