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House: Lydacan
| Estate(s): | ||
| Property/House name: | Lydacan | |
| Description: | Lydacan or Lydican Castle was a residence of the Lynch family in the 1770s. The OS Name Books record the "substantial residence of Mr. Gunning" in Lydacan in the 1830s. Lydacan Castle was purchased by Martin O'Flaherty in the mid-19th century and was subsequently sold by him to James Greated. It was burnt in 1922 and the ruins remain. | |
| Townland: | Lydacan | |
| Civil Parish: | Claregalway | |
| Poor Law Union: | Galway | |
| DED: | Carnmore 54 | |
| Barony: | Dunkellin | |
| County: | Galway | |
| OS Sheet Number: | 83 | |
| OSI Grid Reference: | M377314 | |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
53.32920 -8.93518 [ Google Earth ] [ Google Maps ] | |
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Images
Lydacan (Photograph courtesy of Dr. Patrick Melvin & Eamonn de Burca)
Ruins at Lydacan
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Landed Estates Database, 1.2.7b2, 18 May 2011, Phase II beta