1460 – Bridge Castle, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Medieval tower house, similar to many across Ireland, that was built to control a river crossing of the Suir.
1480 c. – Ballyhack Castle, Co. Wexford
15th century tower house built by the Knights Hospitallers of St.
1500 – Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Co. Cork
Desmond Castle was built as the Customs House for Kinsale about the year 1500 by Maurice FitzGerald,
1520 – Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, Co. Galway
Dunguaire Castle, the principal towerhouse of the O’hEidhin clan, is located to the east of the village.
1550c – Rockfleet Castle, Co. Mayo
Rockfleet Castle or Carraigahowley Castle (Carraig-an-Cabhlaigh), is a tower house near Newport.
1572 – Aughnanure Castle, Oughterard, Co. Galway
The castle was built by the O’Flahertys in the 16th century,
15th C. – Caislean Sean Muckinish, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Ruined tower house on the coast just outside Ballyvaughan. The Castle of Shanmuckinis,
1600 – Gleninagh Castle, Co. Clare
Gleninagh Castle is a well-preserved sixteenth-century tower house stands guard over the northern shoreline of the Burren.
1600s – St. Leger’s Castle, Ardee, Co. Louth
One of two castles on the main street and known locally as the Court House,
16th C. – Taaffe’s Castle, Carlingford, Co. Louth
A sizable fortified town house that belonged to the rich mercantile Taaffe family who became Earls of Carlingford in 1661.
