O'Dea Castle | |
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![]() O'Dea Castle | |
Location | 3 miles (5 km) south of Corofin, County Clare, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°54′41″N 9°3′59″W / 52.91139°N 9.06639°W |
Built | 1470–90 |
O'Dea Castle, also known as Dysert O'Dea Castle, is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle[1] at Dysert O'Dea (Irish: Dísert, meaning 'hermitage'), the former O'Dea clan stronghold, 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Corofin, County Clare.[2] It was built between 1470 and 1490 by Diarmaid O'Dea, Lord of Cineal Fearmaic, and stands some 50 feet (15 m) high on a limestone outcrop base measuring 20 by 40 feet (6 by 12 m).[3] The tower is adjacent to Dysert O'Dea Monastery, close to the R476 road.
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