Monea castle
54°23′35″N7°44′53″W/ 54.393°N 7.748°W Monea Castleis a castle inMonea,County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland.It is a State Care Historic Monument sited in thetownlandofCastletown Monea,inFermanagh District Councilarea, at grid ref: H1647 4937.[1]
History
[edit]Monea Castle is situated where a Maguire castle would have been based prior to thePlantationand a crannog is still visible. Building began in 1616. It had abawnbuilt later, in 1622. It was attacked byRory Maguireduring theIrish Rebellion of 1641when the castle was sheltering Protestant settlers.
See also
[edit]See Bill Wilsdon's "Plantation Castles on the Erne" for more information
Notes
[edit]- ^"Monea Castle"(PDF).Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 July 2012.Retrieved3 December2007.
References
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