Castles in County Limerick

Castle hotel

Ardpatrick / Kilmallock area

Castle Oliver

A castellated 19th-century gothic mansion set on a former 20,000-acre estate, hired exclusively rather than booked room-by-room.

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Castle hotel Fanningstown Castle

near Adare

Fanningstown Castle

A genuine medieval-origin castle offered as a 4-star self-catering rental sleeping up to 10 guests across 5 bedrooms.

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Castle hotel Glin Castle

Glin

Glin Castle

A genuine ancestral castle with fine plasterwork and Irish furniture collections, offered mainly on an exclusive-use basis though individual reservations are sometimes accepted.

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Castle hotel Springfield Castle

Drumcollogher

Springfield Castle

An exclusive-use castle sleeping 15 across 8 bedrooms, with private leisure facilities including a sauna and hot tub.

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1209

Notable castle

Carrigogunnel Castle (in ruins)

Perched on a volcanic rock above the Shannon Estuary near Clarina, Carrigogunnell was described by Lord Deputy Leonard Grey in 1536 as 'the key of all the county'.

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Medieval

Notable castle

Adare Castle (Desmond Castle, Adare)

Set on the banks of the River Maigue in Ireland's self-styled 'prettiest village', Adare Castle passed through several owners before becoming significant to the Earls of Desmond in the 16th century.

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1199

Notable castle

Askeaton Castle

Founded in 1199 by William de Burgo on a rock in the River Deel, Askeaton became the power base of the Earls of Desmond after 1348 and successfully resisted English attack in 1579.

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15thc.

Notable castle

Desmond Hall, Newcastle West

Built by the FitzGerald Earls of Desmond and fortified with curtain walls by 1298, the 15th-century great hall was used for banqueting and entertainment by the Desmond court.

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15thc.

Notable castle

Glenquin Castle

Built in 1462 on a site occupied since AD 983, Glenquin passed from the O'Briens to the Geraldines during the Desmond Rebellions and was partly demolished on the orders of Sir Walter Raleigh.

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17thc.

Notable castle

Glin Castle

Seat of the Knights of Glin, a FitzGerald branch dating to the 14th century, the original tower house was abandoned in the late 1600s.

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13thc.

Notable castle

King John's Castle, Limerick

Built on the orders of King John on King's Island beside the River Shannon, on a site previously settled by Vikings in 922, the castle withstood five sieges in the 17th century.

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Castle hotels in Co. Limerick

Castle Oliver

Fanningstown Castle

Glin Castle

Springfield Castle

Notable castles to visit

Carrigogunnel Castle (in ruins)

Adare Castle (Desmond Castle, Adare)

Askeaton Castle

Desmond Hall, Newcastle West

Glenquin Castle

Glin Castle

King John's Castle, Limerick

Every recorded castle in Co. Limerick