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Cloonigny Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[1]

Location

Cloonigny Castle is located 4 km (2½ mile) northeast of Kilconnell.

History

Cloonigny Castle, now in ruins, with its moated site, was occupied by Shane De Moy (O'Kelly) in 1574.[2]

It is surrounded by a well-preserved moated site, defined by two banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank is well preserved and there is a mound defined by a scarp and an external fosse. Close by is a ringfort containing a souterrain.[3]

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