1603 – St. Augustine’s Fort, Galway
Work began on the Augustinian foundation in Galway in the early 1500s.
1607 – Browne Mansion, Galway
The house in Lower Abbeygate Street was derelict in 1905 and was about to be demolished when the Galway Archeological and Historical Society rescued it and had it removed carefully to Eyre Square where it became the entrance into the park.
1610 – Portumna Castle, Co. Galway
A semi-fortified house that was built before 1618 by Richard de Burgo,
1639 – Tholsel, Galway
Demolished around 1822, construction started in 1639.
1660s – Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway
Eyrecourt was built by Colonel John Eyre around 1660. Eyre had arrived in Ireland during the Cromwellian Wars and was granted large tracts of land in East Galway for his service to Cromwell.
1664 – Clonfert Cathedral, Co. Galway
The original monastery was founded here by Saint Brendan in 563 and it is here that the great navigating saint is buried.
1703 – Castle Hacket, Co. Galway
CastleHacket House originally built by John Kirwan, Lord Mayor of Galway,
1720 – Menlough Castle, Co. Galway
A sixteenth-century tower house which has been altered and enlarged at various periods –
1760 – Woodlawn House, Co. Galway
Architect: James F. Kempster
Frequently referred to online as Ireland’s most haunted house,
1770 – Ardfry House, Oranmore, Co. Galway
Ardfry was designed as a two-storey house with nine bays but was later renovated in 1826 to include gothic features and became adjoined to an earlier medieval castle on the lands.
