Ballymote Castle
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ballymote-castle-258-12598665
title:
Ballymote Castle
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Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of Ballymote in southern County Sligo, Ireland. This area was known historically as Átha Cliath an Chorainn, which roughly translates as The Ford of the Hurdles of Corann. It is the last of the Norman castles in Connacht. It was probably built in order to protect the newly won possessions of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, in County Sligo, some distan
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Medieval castle in Sligo, Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballymote_Castle
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2023-11-18T08:26:31Z
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