Fiddaun Castle

Tower house in County Galway, near County Clare, Ireland

General informationStatusin ruinsTypetower houseLocationnear Tubber, County GalwayCountryIrelandEstimated completionmid-16th century

National monument of Ireland

Official nameFiddaun CastleReference no.206^[1]

Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.

Name

Fiodh Duin means "wood of the fort" in Irish.^[2]^: 15

Geography

Fiddaun Castle is situated between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun near the modern village of Tubber.

History

Fiddaun is a mid-16th century Irish tower house in the Kiltartan barony of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, one of four O'Shaughnessy castles.

Fiddaun was most likely built by Sir Roger Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh, as he is the first mentioned living there and it is not known before his time.^[3]

Today

This tower house is most noted for its well preserved inner bawn wall. It is located on private land and maintained by the Office of Public Works.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "National Monuments of County Galway in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ Roche, D. The Clare Guide - Official Irish Tourist Board Guide. Bord Failte.
^ Fahey, Jerome (1893). The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son. p. 253. Retrieved 12 May 2015.