Castles of Munster: Shanid, Limerick © Garry Dickinson cc-by-sa/2.0

2012

R2445 : Castles of Munster: Shanid, Limerick

taken 13 years ago, 3 km from Shanagolden, Co Limerick, Ireland

Castles of Munster: Shanid, Limerick

A third of a circular keep standing on a natural mound within a bailey that extends to the NE. It is in fact circular only on the inside, but is multi-sided outside. Captured by Hugh O'Donnell in 1601, it was probably built c1200-10 by Thomas Fitz-Maurice.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Construction, Development Defence, Military other tags: Castle Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Castles of Munster [6] · Hugh O'Donnell [2] ·

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Grid Square: R2445, 8 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Garry Dickinson (more nearby)
Contributed by: Mike Searle (more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 26 June, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 18 July, 2020
Subject Location: Irish: R 2431 4514 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:33.1640N 9:6.9963W
Camera Location: Irish: R 2431 4514
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)

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R2445 : Castles of Munster: Shanid, Limerick

taken 13 years ago, 3 km from Shanagolden, Co Limerick, Ireland