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Shanbally Castle
Front elevation of the former castle
LocationClogheen, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Coordinates52°17′34″N 08°02′37″W / 52.29278°N 8.04361°W / 52.29278; -8.04361
Built19th Century
Built forCornelius O'Callaghan
Demolished1960
ArchitectJohn Nash
Shanbally Castle is located in Ireland
Shanbally Castle
Location of Shanbally Castle in Ireland

Shanbally Castle was located near Clogheen, County Tipperary and built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, the first Viscount Lismore, in around 1810. It was the largest house built in Ireland by the noted English architect John Nash.[1] The castle was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1954. On 21 March 1960 the castle, after much controversy, was demolished.

  1. ^ O'Byrne, Robert (2008). The Irish Georgian Society: a celebration : (the fiftieth anniversary of its establishment). Irish Georgian Society. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-9545691-2-9.

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