O’Brien’s Castle

O'Brien's Castle, also called Furmina Castle, is an early 15th century tower house and National Monument located on , .
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  • Ruins
  • …is also known as “Furmina Castle”
  • Description: tower house within ringfort in County Galway, Ireland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inis Oírr and Caomhan’s Church.
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Inis Óirr or Inisheer is the smallest and most…
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is situated 400 metres northeast of O’Brien’s Castle.
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is located on the island…

O’Brien’s Castle

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Latitude
53.06206° or 53° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
-9.51918° or 9° 31′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C5G3F6J+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225690502
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q85790073

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Irish—“O’Brien’s Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “O’Brien’s gaztelua (Inis Oírr)”
  • Basque: “O’Brien’s gaztelua”
  • French: “Château du clan O’Brien”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Uí Bhriain”
  • Irish: “Dún Formna”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inisheer Signal Tower and Páirc Peile Inis Oírr.

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