Cloughoughter Castle

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Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined medieval island fortress in County Cavan, Ireland, noted for its role in Irish Confederate Wars history and as the place where Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill died.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
medieval castle
ruin
tourist attraction
access by boat
architecturalStyle Norman
associatedWith Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
O’Reilly dynasty
Plantation of Ulster
besiegedIn 1641
1649
builtInCentury 13th century
category Castles in County Cavan
National Monuments in County Cavan
Ruined castles in Ireland
constructionBegan early 13th century
coordinateLocation 54.010°N 7.433°W
country Ireland
currentCondition ruined
damagedBy Cromwellian artillery
dateOfEvent 6 November 1649
hasFeature arrow slits
curtain wall remains
spiral staircase (ruined)
heritageStatus National Monument of Ireland
laterOwners O’Reilly clan
O’Rourke clan
locatedIn County Cavan
linked to: Cavan

Ulster
locatedNear Cavan Town
Killeshandra
locatedOn Lough Oughter
an island
materialUsed stone
notableEvent death of Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
openToPublic yes
originalBuilders Anglo-Norman de Lacy family
linked to: de Lacy family
placeOfDeathOf Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
protectedBy National Monuments Service (Ireland)
region Irish midlands
shape cylindrical tower
usedAs fortress
prison
stronghold
usedDuringConflict Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
Irish Confederate Wars
Nine Years’ War
linked to: Nine Years' War
viewOver Lough Oughter lake system
linked to: Lough Oughter

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Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill deathPlace Cloughoughter Castle