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Castle Conway, Killorglin, Co.Kerry

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Not to be confused with Conway or Conwy Castle in Wales.




The remaining ruined wall of Castle Conway, Killorglin, Co.Kerry, behind a pub.
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Originally Killorglin Castle, Killorglin, Co.Kerry, 13th cent.,
granted 1587 (confirmed 1592) to Capt. Jenkin Conway who re-named it "Castle Conway",
passed by marriage to Blennerhassett in 1600s,
seat of John Blennerhassett, "Black Jack",
old castle fell into ruins,
Blennerhassetts built new residence early 1700s,
inherited by Harman Blennerhassett 1792,
he sold it to 1st Baron Ventry 1795,
largely demolished by 1848.
Ruins survive today, behind Allied Irish Bank, Killorglin, Co.Kerry.



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