2014

M3129 : Castles of Connacht: Ballindooley, Galway

taken 10 years ago, near to Galway, Co Galway, Ireland

Castles of Connacht: Ballindooley, Galway
Castles of Connacht: Ballindooley, Galway
This four storey restored tower stands alongside the main N84 road out of Galway City, just to the NW of Ballindooly Lough. The castle was built around 1480 by the DeBurgo family, whose first written record of ownership was to Redmond Regough Burke one of the 14 ancient tribes of the city of Galway.

In March 2022 the owner of the castle made it available to host four families of Ukrainian refugees. Despite its austere exterior, it has every modern convenience inside. The families, consisting of five adults and four children, are now resident in Ballindooley Castle and are said to be settling in well.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Defence, Military other tags: Castle Ballindooley Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Irish Castles Automatic Clusters: · N84 [4] ·
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M3129, 5 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 8 June, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 July, 2014
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! M 3151 2913 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:18.4961N 9:1.6919W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! M 313 290
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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