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Clonbrock Castle
Clonbrock Castle is a 15th-century tower house near Ahascragh in County Galway, Ireland. It was owned by the Dillon family, who were later created Baron Clonbrock, Barons Clonbrock. History The estate, including the 15th-century tower house, was originally owned by the O'Kelly (Ó Ceallaigh) family until the late 16th century when it was acquired by the Dillon family. Clonbrock's country house, now in ruin, was built in the 1780s. The head of the Dillon family, Robert Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock, Robert Dillon, was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Clonbrock by George III in 1790. By 1824 the then Lord Clonbrock, Luke Dillon 2nd Baron Clonbrock, was listed as a resident proprietor in County Galway. At the time of Griffith's Valuation (1848–1864), the then Lord Clonbrock was one of the principal lessors in the parishes of Ahascragh, Fohanagh, Killalaghtan and Killosolan in the barony of Kilconnell (barony), Kilconnell and Killoran in the Longford (County Galway ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahascragh
Ahascragh () is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is located north-west of Ballinasloe on the Ahascragh/Bunowen River, a tributary of the River Suck. The R358 road (Ireland), R358 Regional road (Ireland), regional road passes through the village. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 186 people. The village is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. History Early history Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes ringfort, souterrain and holy well sites in the townlands of Weston, Ahascragh East and Ahascragh West. The patron saint of the village is Saint Cuan. His death is recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters in 788 A.D. St. Cuan's Well lies to the northeast. While some sources indicate the existence of a pre-Norman church within the village, associated with this saint, the area's current Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland churches date from and respectively. According to the Annals of the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
