Built by Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler, and completed by his son around 1220, this cylindrical keep — over 30 metres high — was the principal Butler family stronghold before their move to Gowran. Crenellations were added in 1861 in a failed plan to turn it into a cathedral bell tower.
Visiting Nenagh Castle
Yes — extensively renovated 2009–2013 and open to the public.
"Built by Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler, and completed by his son around 1220, this cylindrical keep — over 30 metres high — was the principal Butler family stronghold before their move to Gowran."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Kinnitty Castle, 40.55 km away in Kinnitty — First castle at the site destroyed in 1209 and rebuilt by the Normans in 1213; extended into its current neo-Gothic form in 1811 by the Pain Brothers, burned by Republican forces in 1922 and rebuilt in 1928.
