Built in 1236 by Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connaught, as part of the Anglo-Norman consolidation of the region around Loughrea, an important market town that grew up around the de Burgh stronghold and later medieval friary.
Visiting Loughrea Castle (Cloghan Castle)
Limited remains, exterior/site visible
"Built in 1236 by Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connaught, as part of the Anglo-Norman consolidation of the region around Loughrea, an important market town that grew up around the de Burgh stronghold and later medieval friary.."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Dromoland Castle, 53.4 km away in Newmarket-on-Fergus — 16th-century-origin castle, ancestral seat of the O'Briens of Dromoland (descended from Brian Boru), rebuilt after the family submitted to Henry VIII.
Nearest castle hotel · 53.4 km
Dromoland Castle
Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare · 5-star / luxury
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