fiddaun castle

This is a fine early 16th century tower standing in a bawn. The ground and third floors are vaulted, and there are mullioned windows and a fine fireplace on the 3rd floor. The six-sided bawn is one of the best preserved in the country, and the projecting angle in the west wall, constructed so as to have a wider range of fire, is probably imitated from the star-shaped forts. Nearby are the ruins of a contemporary gatehouse.

The castle was one of three built and owned by the O'Shaughnessy family. They are known to have lived in it in 1574, and they continued to own it until the family estates were confiscated in 1697, forcing the then owner, Colonel William O'Shaughnessy, to flee to France for safety.