School: Bearna na Gaoithe, Carraig na Siúire
- Location:
- Windgap or Ardmore, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Cáit Pléimeann
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- In the parish of Windgap there are the ruins of many castles.
In thw townland of Ballyclough on the east side of the Suir Valley is a round castle almost perfect.
It is 91 feet in circumference, three stories high and the walls are 8 feet thick and 45 feet high. The third floor rested on a stone arch which still remains. There is a doorway on the west side and a spiral staircase leading to the top.
There are 8 narrow round-topped windows of chiselled stone and in the upper storey there is one chimney piece.
This castle which is on Mrs. cusack's farm is said to have been erected by the Butler family.
