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This is locally known as Coolbawn Castle, I live a few hundred yards from it. The Bruen family did own it and it now lies on the lands of the Tector family. A now protected structure, the castle was in danger of being exported stone by stone to Japan some years back and rebuilt out there. This picture was taken some time back as the castle is now a lot more overgrown with some of the pillars fallen unfortunately. The picture also doesn’t tell the whole story however. Underneath the castle there is a number of corridors and rooms. I presume these were used as the servant quarters. A gate lodge known as Coolbawn House lies a few hundred yards to the South which also now lies in ruin. behind the castle itself there a number of out houses for horses and a stone courtyard. I am sure that this was a very impressive sight in its day.