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Oranmore - A Strong Castle Upon the Sea-Side: A History
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By: Gerard Martin O'Brien
Publisher: Blue Horse Publications
Published: November 2025
Pages: 94
Categories: History, Humanities, Non-Fiction
Language: English
Available as: Hardback
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ISBN-13: 9780954386429

Oranmore Castle, a 15th-century tower house on Galway Bay, has a history rooted in the De Burgo/Burke and Clanricarde families who used it as a stronghold. During the Confederate Rebellion in the 1640s, it played a key role in defending Galway by provisioning the besieged fort from the sea. After being abandoned in 1853, it was restored by the Leslie family in the 1940s and remains a privately owned, atmospheric building known for art, music, and history.

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