Built by the O'Brien clan on the edge of the Burren, the five-storey tower house was extended around 1648 by the formidable Máire Rua O'Brien and her husband Conor, who added a fortified manor house. After Conor's death fighting Cromwellian forces, Máire Rua reputedly married a Cromwellian officer to save the estate for her family.
Visiting Leamaneh Castle (in ruins)
No — privately owned farmland, unmaintained and not accessible; viewable from the R476 road.
"Built by the O'Brien clan on the edge of the Burren, the five-storey tower house was extended around 1648 by the formidable Máire Rua O'Brien and her husband Conor, who added a fortified manor house."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Dromoland Castle, 29.82 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 · 29.82 km
Dromoland Castle
Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare · 5-star / luxury
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