Beag castle and costgaurd cotages co.Limerick Eire

[Faing]

I dont know if theis is in the right section so ill ask you to move them if it is, tanx Faing
This is a old castle righton the banks of the river shanon and next to a pier what i have been told was patoled by costguards that lived in the cotages next to the castle.dont know much else about it but it is a handy place ot look round as the door "fell off"the castle and you can go up he sipral staricase to the first florr but i dared not go up any higher because i dont like hiehts

The beag castle and cotages

the cotages where the revnumen was used to live

a coaching arch under the cotages ther were stables and alsorts at one time but it is well overgorwnnow

castle and

beagcastle

 

[godzilla73]

Nice pics Faing. I haven't seen this place before. Castles might usually go in heritage sites, but this one is a bit different because of the cottages, so its probably as good a place as any. A mod will soon move it if it isn't. Have you ever been and photgraphed Carrigafoyle (??) which I think is not far from here?

 

[Faing]

Carrigafoyle castle byt hte way Beag castle is near askeaton ,co.LK

 

[godzilla73]

Thanks! This brings back good memories for me!

 

[the_historian]

Good pics, Faing.
Always good to see somewhere different.

 

[godzilla73]

Faing - does my memory serve me correctly by thinking that there is actually a 17th century dovecote at Carrigafoyle as well?

 

[Faing]

Faing - does my memory serve me correctly by thinking that there is actually a 17th century dovecote at Carrigafoyle as well?

i coped this from a website about the castle,yes iy mentons a dovecoat


Carrigafoyle Castle
Just two miles from Ballylongford is Carrigafoyle Castle, a tower house built in 1490 by Conor Liath O Connor Kerry. It is built of thin pieces of limestone, used almost as bricks with some attractive windows. This is a very fine example of 15th century celtic castle. The illustration in Pacata Hiberna shows the unique features of this castle. The castle was strongly built and ingeniously situated. Standing on the edge of the Shannon estuary on what was originally an island, Carrigafoyle Castle rises to five storeys with vaults over the second and fourth storeys. An unusually wide spiral stairs ascends in one corner of the tower and has small rooms as well as the main living spaces opening off it. The stone bawn wall at the foot of the castle contained a boat dock. One of the turrets in this wall seems to have been used as a dovecot where pigeons were kept for food.

A wide spiral staircase of 104 steps leads to the battlements and in presentation and size it rivals Blarney Castle. It rises to 26.4 meters and gives an impression of great strength. In the forefront of the view from it, Carrig Island and Scattery Island can be seen across the broad estuary of the Shannon.

it is also open during the summerto anyone what wants to loook round thee inside

 

[Foxylady]

What a fabulous place. Interesting to see the coastguard cottages too. Lovely pics.