Glinsk
Castle
Glinsk Castle, reputed to be the last castle built in this country, stands
as an impressive reminder of the architectural skills and styles of the
Norman era. This Castle was the principal residence of Mac David Burke, lord of Clonconway. It was built in the mid 17th century on
the site of an earlier Castle.
Dunamon
Castle
Dunamon Castle was originally built in the 12th century by
the O'Finnaghy clan. It changed hands many times, and is
thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited building in
Ireland.
Ballinakill Abbey
Arhaelogists say that this oval shaped, hill-top site was an "early
ecclesiastical enclosure", probabley dating back to the 5th 0r 6th
century. It is reputed to have been the first gothic Church in
Connacht.
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