Fanning's Castle
| Fanning's Castle | |
|---|---|
| Mary Street, King's Island, Limerick, Ireland | |
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  Fanning's Castle | |
| Coordinates | 52°40′02″N 8°37′19″W / 52.667338147854586°N 8.621914854748272°W |
| Type | tower house |
| Site information | |
| Condition | partially ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1641 |
| Built by | Dominic Fanning |
Fanning's Castle (
Location
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Fanning's Castle is located off Creagh Lane and Mary Street, opposite the tholsel,[4] on King's Island.[5][6]
History
Fanning's Castle was built c. 1641 by Mayor of Limerick Dominic Fanning.[7]
Building
The walls of the tower house are of roughly squared
mullions.[9]
The tower house incorporated a
battlements.[10]
References
- ^ "Venerable Limerick Ruin: Remains Of Historic Castle" (PDF). Limerick Leader. 15 July 1950. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2017 – via Limerick City Council.
- National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original(PDF) on 9 July 2017.
- ISBN 9781856351911. Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780851158273. Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780717115952. Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780953468300. Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780133637557. Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Fanning's Castle - CSISWiki". wiki.csisdmz.ul.ie. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Fannings Castle Limerick". 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Fannings Castle located in Mary Street, Limerick city, Ireland". 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.