Killeen Castle (Irish: Caisleán a' Chillín)[1] is a 15th-century tower house in Killeen townland, near Castlegar, County Galway, on the western coast of Ireland.
Originally built in 1493,[citation needed] the tower house and surrounding estate is historically associated with Blake family,[2] one of the 14 tribes of Galway. A farmhouse was constructed abutting the western wall of the tower house during the 19th century,[3] A large house was constructed on a hill to the north of the tower house, and with a gatehouse built on the N17 road. This large house (Killeen House) was burned down in 1922,[citation needed] together with many similar country houses of landed families, and subsequently demolished.[2] The land and castle was later purchased by a farmer from Tuam who had been managing the estate.[citation needed] The castle was sold and passed through several owners in the late 20th century,[4] being extended and converted into a private residence.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ O'Donovan, John (1862). O'Donovan's Field Name Books – via Galway Public Library.
- ^ a b "Killeen House & Killeen Castle (Oranmore)". Landed Estates Database. National University of Ireland, Galway. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.
- ^ Gosling, Paul, ed. (1993). Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway. Dublin: Govt. Stationery Office. ISBN 9780707603223.
GA082-050---- [..] Castle - tower house [..] Killeen (Ballintemple ED) [..] On the side of a byroad [..] In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Wm and Redmund mac Wm ffiegh' [..] almost square tower of four storeys [..] A ruined, 19th-C house abuts W wall [..] rectangular foundations of a second house lie to N of the castle
- ^ "Killeen Castle". visitgalway.ie. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Killeen Castle". castlegar-galway.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Killeen Castle, Castlegar, County Galway: SOLD". premierpropertiesireland.com. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.