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Aughnanure Castle
Coat of Arms of the O'Flahertys
Caisleán Achadh na nlubhar
County Galway, Connacht
Near Oughterard in Ireland
Location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
Aughnanure Castle
Location in Ireland
Coordinates53°25′04″N 9°16′16″W / 53.41778°N 9.27111°W / 53.41778; -9.27111
TypeTower house
Site information
OwnerNMS
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionFully restored
Websitehttps://heritageireland.ie/visit/places-to-visit/aughnanure-castle/
Site history
BuiltLate 15th Century
Built byO'Flaherty
In use17th Century
FateFell to ruin
Battles/warsSiege of Galway
National monument of Ireland
Official nameAughanure Castle
Reference no.470[1]

Aughnanure Castle is a tower house near Oughterard on the N59, in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It was built by the O'Flaherty family in the late 15th century and fully restored in the 1960s. Today it is open to visitors from March to November.

  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Galway in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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