Loughrea Castle (also known as Cloghan Castle) is a castle located in

Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ), is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the urban sk ...

County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...

, Ireland. The castle was built by Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connaught in 1236.Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837 They were one of the most ancient and influential families in Irish history. The town of Loughrea was later fortified with a town wall, gates and a moat to the north, east and west, with Lough Rea as a natural defence to the south. For centuries the castle stood abandoned, until a historically accurate restoration programme was completed in late 1996.

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