Castle
Shanbally Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 19th century
Shanbally Castle was located near Clogheen, County Tipperary and built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Viscount Lismore in around 1810. It was the largest house built in Ireland by the noted English architect John Nash. The castle was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1954. On 21 March 1960 the castle, after much controversy, was demolished.
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Shanbally Castle ranks #374 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #58 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1810, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 432 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Shanbally Castle?
Shanbally Castle stands in Ireland, at 52.29278°, -8.04361°.
When was Shanbally Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1810. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Shanbally Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #374 of 6,412 worldwide, and #58 in Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Shanbally Castle?
Ardfinnan Castle, about 11 km away.
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