1469 – Burrishoole Abbey, Newport, Co. Mayo
Burrishoole Abbey was founded in 1469 by Sir Richard De Burgo.
Burrishoole Abbey was founded in 1469 by Sir Richard De Burgo.
Dunguaire Castle, the principal towerhouse of the O’hEidhin clan, is located to the east of the village.
Rockfleet Castle or Carraigahowley Castle (Carraig-an-Cabhlaigh), is a tower house near Newport.
The castle was built by the O’Flahertys in the 16th century,
Probably founded early to mid 15th century. According to the Dominican Provincial reports,
Work began on the Augustinian foundation in Galway in the early 1500s.
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.
A semi-fortified house that was built before 1618 by Richard de Burgo,
Demolished around 1822, construction started in 1639.
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.