Temple House Manor and Castle
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Temple House Castle was a rectangular keep
Keep
A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the...
less castle, built in 1181
1200 in Ireland
-Events:*Irish exchequer created.* Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler is thought to have founded the Abbey of Woney or Wotheny in County Limerick Ireland around this time....
. It is located near the townland of Ballinacarrow on the outskirts of Ballymote in south County Sligo, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The Perceval family has lived on the lands since 1665. The Manor home currently operates as a guest lodge filled with heirlooms.
External links
- Temple House Manor & Castle Official Website
- Hidden Ireland
- Frommer's Ireland 2010
- Trip Advisor