An early-14th-century keepless castle built on the doorstep of the O'Conor kings of Connacht, whose exact founder (Anglo-Norman baron Richard de Burgh or the Gaelic O'Conor clan) is still debated by historians. Captured by Cromwell's forces in 1652 and again seized by Williamite troops after the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, it is the subject of an ongoing community archaeology field school.
Visiting Ballintober Castle
Ruin, freely accessible exterior
"An early-14th-century keepless castle built on the doorstep of the O'Conor kings of Connacht, whose exact founder (Anglo-Norman baron Richard de Burgh or the Gaelic O'Conor clan) is still debated by historians."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Kilronan Castle, 31.59 km away in Ballyfarnon — Originally Castle Tenison, built c.1820 and expanded in the 1880s with a baronial tower by the Earl of Kingston; fell derelict mid-20th century before restoration.
Nearest castle hotel · 31.59 km
Kilronan Castle
Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon · 4-star
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