Merlinpark Castle
| Merlinpark Castle | |
|---|---|
| Merlin Castle | |
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| Type | tower house |
| Location | Merlin Park, Galway, County Galway, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°16′47″N 8°59′53″W / 53.27975°N 8.99808°W |
| Built | 15th century[1] |
| Owner | State |
  Location of Merlinpark Castle in Ireland | |
| Official name | Merlinpark Castle |
| Reference no. | 609[2] |
Merlinpark Castle or Merlin Castle is a tower house and national monument located in County Galway, Ireland, close to the grounds of Merlin Park University Hospital.[3][4]
Location
[edit]Merlinpark Castle, also sometimes known as Merlin Castle or Doughiske Castle, is located 4 km (2½ mile) east-northeast of Galway city centre in the townland of Merlinpark.
History
[edit]While the area may have contained an earlier fortification associated with Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (King of Connacht and High King of Ireland in the 12th century),[5] the tower house of Merlin Castle dates from the 15th or 16th century.[1] It was owned by the Lynch family (Ó Loingsigh) in the 16th century.[4] Still in good condition, it was lived in until the mid-19th century.[6]
The tower house, which was known as 'Doughiske Castle' until the 18th century,[7] has the remains of a sheela na gig carving on the second floor.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Merlin Castle". visitgalway.ie. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "National Monuments of County Galway in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 6. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Merlin Woods - Galway City Biodiversity". galwaybiodiversity.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Merlin Park". irishstones.org. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Merlin Park Castle Galway Ireland" – via flickr.com.[better source needed]
- ^ "NMS mapping data - GA094-023----" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com.
GA094-023---- [..] Castle - tower house : Merlinpark [..] On a short rise in the former demesne of Merlin Park House. This Nat. Mon., known as 'Doughiske Castle' until the mid-18th C, was in existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of Stephan Lynch
- ^ "NMS mapping data - GA094-023001-" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com.
GA094-023001- [..] Sheela-na-gig : Merlinpark [..] Discovered in 2002 [..], this sheela-na-gig figure is carved onto the spandrel of singe-light ogee-headed window on the second floor of the S wall of Merlin Castle (GA094-023----)
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