Ireland · Restored
Oranmore Castle
Oranmore Castle is a 15th-century rectangular towerhouse in Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland. The four-storey stone keep has a projecting square staircase turret and low surrounding wall and stands at the water's edge; it was reroofed and reoccupied in the 20th century and remains a visible landmark on the shore.
Its prime
1450
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1450
The shape it held in its prime.
A squat, rectangular four-storey towerhouse of rough grey masonry rising directly from a low stone bawn and rocky foreshore; a square staircase turret projects from one corner. The lower storey displays narrow gunloops and small slit windows, higher levels have simple rectangular openings. The roof is solid rather than ruined. The castle’s massing is plain and blocky, the stone surface weathered, with the sea immediately alongside and a low quay or wall extending along the shore.
Its story
The story of Oranmore Castle.
Oranmore Castle is a rectangular towerhouse standing at the water's edge in Oranmore, County Galway — four storeys of stone with a square staircase turret and gunloops piercing the bottom floor. It served as a stronghold of the Clanricardes, a notable family from Galway.
In March 1642 the town of Oranmore joined Confederate Ireland in rebellion, and the castle's owners — the Marquess and 5th Earl Clanricarde — held out against it. Though possession was temporarily lost, the 6th Earl regained the castle, and in 1666 leased it to Walter Athy, whose descendants kept control of Oranmore until 1853. Reroofed and reoccupied in the 20th century, it remains a visible landmark on the shore.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1450.
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Clans who held Oranmore Castle.
The families that held Oranmore Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Clanricarde
Stronghold of the Clanricardes; the 5th Earl held out against the 1642 rebellion and the 6th Earl regained possession.
Athy
Leased to Walter Athy in 1666; his descendants kept control until 1853.
