Castle Carra
| Castle Carra | |
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Native name Irish: Caisleán Cheara | |
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| Type | hall house |
| Location |
Castlecarra, Carnacon, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°43′17″N 9°15′19″W / 53.721389°N 9.255278°WCoordinates: 53°43′17″N 9°15′19″W / 53.721389°N 9.255278°W |
| Built | 13th century |
| Owner | State |
| Official name: Castlecarra | |
| Reference no. | 222B |
  Location of Castle Carra in Ireland | |
Castle Carra is a hall house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2]
Location
Castle Carra is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west of Carnacon, on the east bank of Lough Carra. It lies on the edge of Black Hole, the deepest part of the lake.[3]
History
Castle Carra was built by Adam de Staunton (Staundun), an Anglo-Norman subject of the de Burgo, in the 13th century.[4] The plinth, bawn, outbuilding and gateways were added by the MacEvilly (Mac an Mhilidh).
The castle was surrendered to the Crown in the 1570s and granted to Captain William Bowen, who strengthened the bawn with a circular flanker with gunloops facing inland.
Sir Roebuck Lynch's lands were seized by the Cromwellians and he was compensated by lands at Castle Carra during the early seventeenth century.[5] It passed to Sir Henry Lynch, 3rd Baronet in the 1660s, and his descendants held it until the 19th century.[6]
Building
Castle Carra is a rectangular hall house.
References
- ↑ "Flickriver: Most interesting photos from Castlecarra, Mayo, Ireland".
- ↑ Burke, John (1 January 1832). "A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire". H. Colburn and R. Bentley – via Google Books.
- ↑ Chambers, Anne (2 May 2006). "Granuaile: Grace O'Malley: Grace O'Malley - Ireland's Pirate Queen". Gill & Macmillan Ltd – via Google Books.
- ↑ http://www.loughcarra.org/subject_content/history/castle_carra.pdf
- ↑ "History of Partry House, Partry, County Mayo, Ireland".
- ↑ "Castlebar - County Mayo - Castlecarra Lough Carra April 2006".