1582 – Shee Alms House, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The Shees were a wealthy merchant family in Kilkenny in the sixteenth century,
1583 – Rathfarnham Castle, Co. Dublin
The date of the foundation of the Castle is uncertain,
1588 – Enniscorthy Castle, Co. Wexford
Detached two-bay three-storey over basement medieval castle, rebuilt 1588,
1594 – Rothe House, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
In 1594 a wealthy merchant called John Rothe built this magnificent Tudor mansion.
15th C. – Brown’s Castle, Dublin
Approximately where Cornmarket is now, Brown’s Castle was better known as the Black Dog prison.
15th C. – Multyfarnham Abbey, Co. Westmeath
A Franciscan friary dating back to the 15th century,
1600c – Hatch’s Castle, Ardee, Co. Louth
The smaller of the two castles on the street,
1600s – St. Leger’s Castle, Ardee, Co. Louth
One of two castles on the main street and known locally as the Court House,
1625 – Huntingdon Castle, Clonegal, Co Carlow
Huntington Castle was built in 1625 as a garrison on the strategically important Wexford to Dublin route.
1630 – Athlumney Castle, Navan, Co. Meath
Constructed over several centuries – the classic form of the fortified Irish tower house visible as part of the Jacobean mansion.
