Monivea Castle
Monivea Castle is a former O'Kelly tower house, located near Monivea in County Galway, Ireland. It was acquired by the ffrench family, one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, who developed it further, enhancing the lands and building the Monivea Castle—all increasing the fortification around the original Norman tower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athenry.
Athenry
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Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
Monivea Castle
- Type: Country house
- Description: Tower house in County Galway, Ireland
- Categories: castle, residential building, and building
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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“Monivea Castle” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Замок Монівеа”
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