Feartagar Castle

Feartagar Castle, also called Jennings Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Location

Feartagar Castle lies on a hill east of Kilconly and northwest of Tuam, near to the River [Nanny (County Galway)|River Nanny].

History

The tower house was built in the 15th–17th century by the de Burgos. Descendants of William de Burgh, Anglo-Norman knight and close friend of King John, the Burkes ruled in Connacht for centuries. They were dispossessed in 1651 by the Cromwellian [conquest of Ireland]. The castle later came into the possession of the Blakes of Tuam.

Description

A five-storey tower house, 12 × 10 m at base. Features include round bartizans on each corner, a machicolation above the doorway and a latrine chute. The second floor is vaulted and there are two stone staircases.