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1. Local Ruins (continued)

   “Situated at the rear of Castle St. in my school district is a very strong round tower which was built by the Butlers in the year 1,200.”

   

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   The castle is built of limestone. The ruins of Nenagh Castle prove that royal power and wealth were required to erect a fortress, which were it now standing in the fullness of its original design, might stand comparison with some of the finest border castles of Wales or Scotland. Nenagh castle was besieged by the Williamites in the seventeenth century. It may be gathered from the local history of Nenagh, that the Franciscan Abbey, Nenagh, was founded by a Butler, in the year 1,291. Nenagh Abbey was said to have been one of the richest of it's kind in Ireland. Its length is

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Frances Heaslip

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   12

   Address

   Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs E. Heaslip

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Shopkeeper

   Address

   Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary