Rahelty Castle, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Mid 20th century
Title
Rahelty Castle, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Mid 20th century
Subject
View of Rahelty Castle, a large tower house with rounded corners.
Description
Black and white image of Rahelty Castle, a large tower house with rounded corners. Once the property of the Purcells of Loughmoe and described in the Civil Survey (1656) as a castle out of all repair. The tower house is four stories high and stood in a circular enclosure, now gone. The Archaeological Survey of Co. Tipperary V1. considers this the probable remains of a bawn wall. Mid 20th century
Creator
Rev Philip Fogarty
Publisher
Digitised by Tipperary Studies
Date
Mid 20th Century
Rights
©Tipperary Studies
Relation
Historical postcard collection , Edmond Murphy Photographic Negative Collection, Patrick Kenrick Photographic Collection, Quinn collection, Photographic images of Munster all at tippstudiesdigital.ie
Format
Black and white Jpeg images
Language
English
Type
Black and white image derived from printed photographs
Identifier
Fr Philip Fogarty _011, 136
Coverage
Rahelty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Files
Collection
Citation
Rev Philip Fogarty, “Rahelty Castle, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Mid 20th century,” Tipperary Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://tippstudiesdigital.ie/items/show/8510.