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House: Bunowen Castle
| Estate(s): | ||
| Property/House name: | Bunowen Castle | |
| Description: | Originally the site of an O'Flaherty castle and occupied by the Geoghegans. Their descendant John Augustus O'Neill built a new castle residence at the foot of the Hill of Doon which he was unable to complete. Bought by the Blakes of Towerhill in 1852 and used as a summer residence. It is now a ruin. | |
| Townland: | Bunowenmore | |
| Civil Parish: | Ballindoon | |
| Poor Law Union: | Clifden | |
| DED: | Bunowen 21 | |
| Barony: | Ballynahinch | |
| County: | Galway | |
| OS Sheet Number: | 49 | |
| OSI Grid Reference: | L597 426 | |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
53.41486 -10.11037 [ Google Earth ] [ Google Maps ] | |
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Images
Bunowen Castle (www.geograph.ie)
Bunowen (Photograph courtesy of Dr. Patrick Melvin & Eamonn de Burca)
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Landed Estates Database, 1.2.7b2, 18 May 2011, Phase II beta