Glinsk Castle — Attraction in County Galway

This tower house is situate on private land. The land has been churned up by cattle and access is consequently difficult. There is a stile by the road but the approach is uphill, uneven and slippery. When you get to the castle it is all locked up and you cannot gain access.

Take a photo from the roadside and move along. There are many castles in this part of the world. The longest continually inhabited castle is less than three kilometers away in Dunamon. Presently it belongs to the Divine Word Missionaries. Further back the road some of the remains of Charles Coote's castle survive at Castlecoote (hint is in the name) and then you have Roscommon Castle in Roscommon town.

This Castle was home to David Burke of Clonconway. He probably built it in the 1630s probably on the site of an earlier building. It has no verifiable history although it is unlikely that it escaped involvement in the Williamite wars when the Dutch conquered England. English Royalists fled to Ireland and, with the help of families of English extraction in Ireland, fought to retain the Stuart line. They failed and the battle of their demise was at Aughrim. Aughrim is close enough to Glinsk Castle to invent a link to the battle. Effectively, it burned down a long time ago, has no verified history of ever been attacked or been anything more than a stout residence for a wealthy family.

Glinsk Castle is 6.5 km (4 miles) SE of Ballymoe...

This lovely structure castle ruins, was built is the early 1600's, (said to be the last castle in Ireland) fire reduced it to what we see today, there is plenty of parking at the heritage park across the road, there is a style (steps) cut into the wall near the castle, then just a short walk up a small hill, the castle is lovely to walk around, many...

A very nice castle ruin, it is in a farmers field but he had no problem with me taking photos other then to watch the steep climb up and down from it. Some nice views from around the sides. A small stream borders the castle and it has great parking just opposite the location. Remember to always respect the land...