Ardamullivan Castle Explained

Ardamullivan Castle
Native Name:Caisleán Ard Mhaolabháin
Native Language:ga
Coordinates:53.0042°N -8.8293°W
Location:Ardamullivan, Shanaglish,
County Galway, Ireland
Built:16th century
Owner:State
Type:tower house
Embedded:
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Designation2:National Monument of Ireland
Designation2 Offname:Ardamullivan Castle
Designation2 Number:252[1]

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

Location

Ardamullivan Castle is located 8.2km (05.1miles) south of Gort and 2km (01miles) southwest of Lough Cutra.[4]

History

Ardamullivan Castle was built in the 16th century by the Uí Sheachnasaigh (O'Shaughnessy) clan, rulers of the region known as Cenél Áeda na hEchtge until being disposed by Cromwell's invasion (1650s).[5] It is first mentioned after the 1567 death of Ruaidhrí Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh. In 1579, Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh and his nephew John, fought each other in a dispute over the castle, which resulted in death for both.[6] Diarmaid Riabach had previously acquired notoriety after betraying Richard Creagh, the fugitive Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, to the authorities.[7]

The castle was restored in the 1990s, including reroofing and plastering with lime mortar.[8] Late medieval wall paintings were discovered on the first and fourth levels;[9] they have been compared to those at Abbeyknockmoy and Clare Island Abbey. Depicted is a bishop, a stag hunt, Saint Christopher, a Passion cycle,[10] [11] and St Michael weighing souls on Judgement Day.[12] [13] [14]

Description

The tower house six storeys. Part of the original attacking wall remains.[15]

There are traces of bartizans on the NE and SW corners and along the south wall. Other features include a machicolation, murder hole, many slit windows, fireplaces and a slopstone. Traces of walls around the castle may be part of the original bawn.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Monuments of County Galway in State Care . 1 . heritageireland.ie . National Monument Service . 27 July 2020.
  2. Web site: RIBA Journal. Royal Institute of British. Architects. 14 January 2018. Google Books.
  3. Book: O'Dowd, Peadar. A History of County Galway: A comprehensive study of Galway's history, culture and people. 5 October 2004. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. 9780717165438. Google Books.
  4. Book: Riordan, Michelle O.. Irish Bardic Poetry and Rhetorical Reality. 14 January 2018. Cork University Press. 9781859184141. Google Books.
  5. Book: Day, Catharina. Ireland. 14 January 2018. New Holland Publishers. 9781860113277. Google Books. 14 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114074603/https://books.google.ie/books?id=Xc-d1qxTg9AC&pg=PA268&dq=Ardamullivan+Castle&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRv5XrldXYAhVrDsAKHWVoD0sQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=Ardamullivan+Castle&f=false. 14 January 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: Ardamullivan Castle, County Galway. www.irelandseye.com.
  7. Web site: Ardamullivan Castle Gort County Galway Ireland Castles Gort Ireland. gort.galway-ireland.ie.
  8. Book: Repair And Renovation of Concrete Structures. Ravindra K.. Dhir. M. Roderick. Jones. Li. Cheng. 14 January 2018. Thomas Telford Limited. 9780727734051. Google Books.
  9. Book: Sweetman, David. Medieval Castles of Ireland. 14 January 1999. Collins Press. 9781898256755. Google Books.
  10. Book: Martin, Therese. Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture (2 Vol. Set). 14 January 2018. BRILL. 978-9004185555. Google Books.
  11. Book: New Survey of Clare Island: The Abbey. Conleth. Manning. Críostóir Mac. Cárthaigh. Kevin. Whelan. Paul. Gosling. John. Waddell. 14 January 2018. Royal Irish Academy. 9781904890058. Google Books.
  12. Book: Duffy, Seán. Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia. 15 January 2005. Routledge. 9781135948245. Google Books.
  13. Web site: OPW urged to reopen castle as local tourism attraction - Connacht Tribune. Dara. Bradley. 5 February 2017.
  14. Book: Moss, Rachel. Art and devotion in late medieval Ireland. 14 January 2018. Four Courts Press. 9781851829873. Google Books.
  15. Web site: Irish Castles - Ardamullivan Castle. www.britainirelandcastles.com.

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