Crevenish Castle
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| Crevenish Castle | |
|---|---|
 The ruins of Crevenish Castle | |
| Type | Tower house |
| Location | Near Kesh, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nearest city | Derry |
| Founder | Thomas Blenerhasset |
| Built | c. 1618 |
| Owner | Privately owned |
Crevenish Castle is a ruined castle and bawn in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 3k south-west of Kesh[1] at grid ref: H165626.[2] It is privately owned.[3]
The castle was built about 1618 by Thomas Blenerhasset (died 1624) of Norfolk, whose brother built Castle Caldwell.[1] He was a writer, and published a pamphlet Directions for the Plantation of Ulster.[4][5] He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Leonard Blennerhassett (died 1639).[6] The castle moved to local Maguire hands when his widow, Deborah, married Rory Maguire, a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Fermanagh, who died in 1648.[3] The castle subsequently returned to Blennerhassett hands, to Henry, son of Sir Leonard, who became MP for County Fermanagh in 1664, and High sheriff for the county.[6] However, by 1697 the house was being reported as ruinous.[3]
