Feartagar Castle
Tower house in County Galway, Ireland
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Feartagar Castle, also called Jennings Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[2][3][4][5][6]
Typetower house
LocationCastlegrove East, Kilconly,
County Galway, Ireland
County Galway, Ireland
Built15th–17th century
OwnerState
| Feartagar Castle | |
|---|---|
| Caisleán Fhearta Ghearr (Irish) | |
| Jennings Castle | |
| |
  Location within Ireland | |
| 53.569655°N 8.942657°W | |
| Type | tower house |
| Location | Castlegrove East, Kilconly, County Galway, Ireland |
| History | |
| Built | 15th–17th century |
| Site notes | |
| Owner | State |
Official name | Feartagar or Jennings Castle |
| Reference no. | 428[1] |
Location
History
The tower house was built in the 15th–17th century by the de Burgos (Burkes, de Búrca). Descendants of William de Burgh (c. 1160 – 1205/06), 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.[10][11][12]
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