1594 – Rothe House, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
In 1594 a wealthy merchant called John Rothe built this magnificent Tudor mansion.
1595 – Market House, Kinsale, Co. Cork
The old market and courthouse is now Kinsale’s museum. With distinctive dutch gables and slate hung facade,
15th C. – Brown’s Castle, Dublin
Approximately where Cornmarket is now, Brown’s Castle was better known as the Black Dog prison.
15th C. – Caislean Sean Muckinish, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Ruined tower house on the coast just outside Ballyvaughan. The Castle of Shanmuckinis,
15th C. – Castle Matrix, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
The castle was built as a fortress during the early 1400s by the 7th Earl of Desmond.
15th C. – Clonshanville Abbey, Frenchpark, Co.Roscommon
Probably founded early to mid 15th century. According to the Dominican Provincial reports,
15th C. – Multyfarnham Abbey, Co. Westmeath
A Franciscan friary dating back to the 15th century, it had fallen into ruin by the 19th century,
1600 – Gleninagh Castle, Co. Clare
Gleninagh Castle is a well-preserved sixteenth-century tower house stands guard over the northern shoreline of the Burren.
1600c – Hatch’s Castle, Ardee, Co. Louth
The smaller of the two castles on the street, Hatch’s Castle with its unusual rounded corners is a private home.
1600s – Blayney Castle, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
The area of Muckno and Ballynalurgan was granted to Sir Edward Blayney under the Plantation of Ulster in 1607 and 1611.
