The ruins of Thomastown Castle, Co. Tipperary

The ruins of Thomastown Castle, Co. Tipperary

A view of the front façade of the ruined Thomastown Castle

Black and white image of the front façade of the ruined Thomastown Castle. This was the home of the Mathew family of Thomastown and Thurles. The first 17th century house was built by George Mathew c.1670. The 2nd Earl of Landaff, Francis Matthew enlarged the house to the present layout with Gothic Style additions and towers. The house fell into disrepair in the late 19th century as the Mathew family died out and a distant cousin inherited. The ruins today are covered in ivy .

Rev Philip Fogarty

Digitised by Tipperary Studies

Mid 20th Century

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Thomastown, Golden, Co. Tipperary