Fiddaun Castle

Fiddaun Castle
Fiodh Duin
Fiddaun Castle
General information
Status in ruins
Type tower house
Location near Tubber, County Galway
Country Ireland
Estimated completion mid-16th century
Reference no. 206 [1]

Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.

Name

Fiodh Duin means "wood of the fort" in Irish.[2]:15

Geography

Fiddaun Castle is situated between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun near the modern village of Tubber.

History

Fiddaun is a mid-16th century Irish tower house in the Kiltartan barony of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, one of four O'Shaughnessy castles.

Fiddaun was most likely built by Sir Roger Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh, as he is the first mentioned living there and it is not known before his time.[3]

Today

This tower house is most noted for its well preserved inner bawn wall. It is located on private land and maintained by the Office of Public Works.

References

  1. ↑ Monuments in County Galway
  2. ↑ Roche, D. The Clare Guide - Official Irish Tourist Board Guide. Bord Failte.
  3. ↑ Fahey, Jerome (1893). The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son. p. 253. Retrieved 2015-05-12.

Coordinates: 53°0′38″N 8°52′43″W / 53.01056°N 8.87861°W / 53.01056; -8.87861

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