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Grennan Castle

Category: Sightseeing + Tours

Outside town on Nore River, Thomastown

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Grennan Castle by Michael O’Byrne
Grennan Castle ruins, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Built by Thomas Fitzanthoney for his own defence, but, when Cromwell called past in 1650, it only lasted two days. The garrison defending the castle marched out, leaving behind all their weapons and promising never again to oppose English rule...
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Grennan Castle Guide - Yahoo! Travel Guide UK
This ruined 13th-century Norman castle once housed a great hall, a chapel and dormitory, although little else now remains other than its impressively austere façade, which boasts exterior walls that are eight feet thick. Cromwell's armies laid siege to the Castle in 1650, and while the dwelli...
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