Ballymote Castle, County Sligo, Ireland.
A view from the top of a wall in Ballymote Castle, County Sligo. Video shows a walk down some steps inside the wall too...
Ballymote Castle - County Sligo - Ireland
The castle changed hands many times since construction. It was captured by the O'Connors of Sligo in 1317, but was taken by the Mac Diarmada, during the course of local struggles, in 1347. By 1381 it had passed to the McDonaghs. Although owned by Tadhg MacDermot, one of the last of the Kings of Moylurg in 1561, it appears to have passed to the O'Connor Sligo by 1571, at which time he surrendered the castle and had it regranted to him by James I of England. In 1577, the castle fell into English hands for a short period and then more permanently in 1584, when it was taken by the Governor of Connacht Richard Bingham. A lack of occupation levels implies that the building was virtually abandoned during the above period (from 1317 to 1584).
The O'Connors, O'Hartes and O'Dowds sacked the castle in 1588. The English surrendered it in 1598 to the MacDonaghs who sold it shortly afterwards to Red Hugh O'Donnell (one source says he bought it for £400 and 300 cows).[3] It was from here that Red Hugh O'Donnell marched to the disastrous Battle of Kinsale in 1601. When the O' Donnells surrendered it to the English in 1602, it was already in a bad state of repair. In 1633, the Taaffes owned it for a short time, but had to surrender it again to the English Parliamentary forces in 1652. In the Williamite wars the castle was held by Captain Terence MacDonagh for King James II, but he had to surrender it to Lord Granard in the face of an artillery attack in 1690. Soon afterwards the fortifications were made harmless, the moat was filled up and the castle fell into ruins. In more recent years the Office of Public Works have carried out preservation work on the castle.
Ballymote Castle Carrownanty Co, Sligo Republic Of Ireland
Ballymote Castle Carrownanty Co, Sligo Republic Of Ireland
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. 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 (also known as the Red Earl), in County Sligo.
Ballymote castle is a large enclosure castle, the most symmetrical of all the Irish keepless castles. It has many similarities with Beaumaris Castle, in Anglesey, Wales, built by King Edward I of England. The entrance, with a double towered gate, is in the north wall and had twin D-shaped towers. It has a gatehouse typical of the period, the outer portions of which have almost completely disappeared. The castle, however, remains an impressive structure. The interior measures about 30 square metres (320 sq ft). There are three-quarter round towers at all four corners and also in the middle of the east and west walls.A postern gate, which was planned for the centre of the south wall, was never completed, probably because of the events of 1317, when the castle was lost to the O'Connors. A small square tower had protected this gate.
The walls are about 3.0 metres (10 ft) thick and flanked with six noble towers. Passages of about 0.91 metres (3 ft) wide ran through the centre of the walls all around and the passages were built in such a way that they gave access to the towers, and to the intervening curtain walls at different heights, thereby meeting the needs of attack or defence.
No traces of the interior domestic buildings survive.
Local folklore suggests that underground passages connected Emlaghfad church with the castle and with the nearby Franciscan Abbey, though such stories are common throughout Ireland and are unlikely to be based on fact. The castle changed hands many times since construction. It was captured by the O'Connors of Sligo in 1317, but was taken by the Mac Diarmada, during the course of local struggles, in 1347. By 1381 it had passed to the McDonaghs.
Although owned by Tadhg MacDermot, one of the last of the Kings of Moylurg in 1561, it appears to have passed to the O'Connor Sligo by 1571, at which time he surrendered the castle and had it regranted to him by James I of England. In 1577, the castle fell into English hands for a short period and then more permanently in 1584, when it was taken by the Governor of Connacht Richard Bingham. A lack of occupation levels implies that the building was virtually abandoned during the above period (from 1317 to 1584).
The O'Connors, O'Hartes and O'Dowds sacked the castle in 1588. The English surrendered it in 1598 to the MacDonaghs who sold it shortly afterwards to Red Hugh O'Donnell (one source says he bought it for £400 and 300 cows).[3] It was from here that Red Hugh O'Donnell marched to the disastrous Battle of Kinsale in 1601. When the O' Donnells surrendered it to the English in 1602, it was already in a bad state of repair. In 1633, the Taaffes owned it for a short time, but had to surrender it again to the English Parliamentary forces in 1652. In the Williamite wars the castle was held by Captain Terence MacDonagh for King James II, but he had to surrender it to Lord Granard in the face of an artillery attack in 1690. Soon afterwards the fortifications were made harmless, the moat was filled up and the castle fell into ruins.
Ballymote, County Sligo. Ireland
Filmed by me Val on Thursday 22/Jan/2009 (Market Day!)
Camera: Panasonic FZ30 Digital Camera
Weather: Freezing!
Background Music: from the Market Stall!
Hope You: enjoy!
Ballymote Castle and the Book of Ballymote with Thomas Sheridan
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Sligo Ballymote castle from above
Flying almost 2000ft above the famous castle ,and enjoyng the scenery and the fair weather
Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland - November 1991
Here is a bit of filming I done in November 1991 of Ballymote, a small town in County Sligo, Ireland. Sorry for the bad quality it was transferred off an old Video Tape which had got damp and mould on it from over the years! - I suppose I was lucky I managed to get anything at all recorded from it, but if you can see through all the lines and jumps it will give you an idea of what Ballymote looked like in November 1991.
Moygara Castle - County Sligo - Ireland
Lough Gara was first mentioned in 1285 and was referred to as ‘Loch Technet’ and was later renamed ‘Loch Uí Ghadhra’. The lake and the nearby Moygara is named after the O’Gara family who ruled the area around Lough Gara since 1285 AD. The O’Gara’s built three castles, the main one was at Moygara built on the NW corner of Lough Gara. It is located in Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo. Moygara castle was thought to have been a very impressive building built on the site of an earlier fortification. It is a very good example of a castellated building with many of its defensive features still evident. The oldest part of the castle is a ruined rectangular structure on the north side of the bawn wall, which may have been an earlier tower house. The gate tower was once two storeys but now lies in ruins. There are two keystones on the ground near the gate tower. These are now very weathered but one is depicted in a 1878 drawing by Wakeman, the drawing is of two figures with interwined limbs. It is thought the other is a single figure holding something in its arms. The castle was attacked in 1538 by O’Donnell and later by a band of mercenary Scots in 1581 when some of the buildings were burnt. There is a local story that a sycamore tree near the castle is of the same shoot on which O’Gara hanged miscreants! It is also said that the castle used to have golden gates which are now hidden in Lough Gara. Moygara dates to 1500 AD, it is still in a relatively good state of preservation and is well worth a visit. Lough Gara and its beautiful surroundings in north west Roscommon is a wealth of history just waiting to be explored.
Moygara Castle Co Sligo Ireland
Moygara Castle Co Sligo Ireland
Classiebawn Castle - Mullaghmore - County Sligo - Ireland
Château de Classiebawn - Mullaghmore - Comté de Sligo - Irlande
Coordonnées GPS: 54°27'48.4N 8°27'58.2W (point de vue)
Ce château, de style victorien, a été construit au XIXe siècle et est situé sur une colline longeant le littoral atlantique. Derrière ce château se dresse la majestueuse montagne Ben Bulben.
Il possède entre autres 4 salles de réception, 10 chambres et 5 salles de bain, le reste des bâtiments étant réservé aux cuisines et logements du personnel.
Il est fermé à la visite. Cependant, étant situé dans un environnement enchanteur, un petit détour s'impose pour le photographier.
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BARON OF BALLYMOTE
In February 1980 Ballymote GAA club organised a fund-raising Baronial Election to finance the construction of a new pavilion at its ground in Corran Park, Ballymote.
This novel event was filmed by a BBC crew and broadcast on the Nationwide programme in March 1980, and was introduced by Frank Bough.
Enjoy this wonderful portrait of my home town where a plethora of interesting characters make this report both light-hearted and immensely insightful.
Kindest recognition to the BBC for their production of this report and the people of Ballymote for their good-humoured involvement in this project in which €42,000 in today's money was raised.
Time to cop on
A short video made for the Ballymote Tidy Towns and Tourism Limited. as a submission for the Let's Colour Dulux Project 2015, asking for Dulux donation of paint materials for a paint make-over for old Gardai barracks in historic Ballymote.
Jennifer: Ballymote is a town in County Sligo, on behalf of Tidy Towns and Tourism Limited, we have acquired an old Gardai station that we would like to renovate and restore.
Ann: All our members work in a voluntary capacity. We have the labour to do the work on the old Gardai barracks but unfortunately we do not have the money for the cost of the materials which we expect to be quite high, so therefore we would be delighted if Dulux could sponsor the paint for the building.
Paul: As you can see this is an old building which has been neglected for many years and is situated in the middle of our main street. It is an eyesore on the landscape. Help us to rise to the challenge to transform this building into a colourful, bright, aesthetically pleasing place whatever the weather. Help us to be inspired so we can inspire others. We can do this with you help, with Dulux weathershield paint. We have the volunteers, now we need the paint.
Cloe's poem: This building needs a touch of colour,
To brighten it up and make it look better,
Colour me beautiful to stop me looking duller,
With Dulux paint we will have a winner.
Ann: Ballymote needs a tourist information office and a Tidy Towns base. we have the building. We just need the paint.
Forthaven Housing in Coolaney County Sligo, Ireland
promotional DVD for New Forthaven Housing in Coolaney County Sligo, Ireland. 2007.
Christmas in Ballymote, County Sligo filmed Christmas 1993
Here is a bit of video filming I done at Christmas Time in 1993 of Ballymote Town (County Sligo, Ireland) -
Carrowkeel passage graves, County Sligo, Ireland
Watch our video of the walk up to the Carrowkeel megalithic tombs, in County Sligo, Ireland.
Monasteraden Co. Sligo - May 2009
Pictures taken during maintenance work to St. Aidan's Church, Monasteraden, Co. Sligo. Thanks to Michael Roddy (Painter and Decorator) for making these photos possible. The camera man (ME!) tried to ignore how high up I was. Some good views. The Isle of Inisfree is sung by Tommy Fleming a great Sligo singer!
Sidecar
In this video Paddy tells us about a traditional style sidecar which was made in his workshop in Ballymote. Based in Ballymote in Co. Sligo in North West of Ireland, Paddy Egan has been keeping the tradition of wheel making alive and are one of the few remaining wheelwrights left in Ireland.
Haunted (& beautiful) Seafield House / Lisheen House, Ransboro, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Seafield House was built by William Phibbs in 1798, the original house was Gothic but the stables and cowsheds were joined to it in the Palladian manner. Owen Phibbs who inherited the estate from his father lived mainly in Dublin and used Seafield only as a summer holiday house. However in 1842 Owens son, William came to live permanently at Seafield and began building a much larger house a short distance from the old house which was let fall into ruin. The architect of the new house was John Benson who afterwards was knighted for his design of the building for the Dublin Exhibition of 1853. The house was Classical square, two storeys, entrance front of 7 bays with the door recessed behind a tomb doorway with two Ionic columns.
Owen Phibbs being an eminent archaeologist of the time began to fill the house with ancient treasures from the Far East, Syria, and Egypt. The objects were housed in a long gallery on the first floor which became known as ‘The Museum’.
Trouble started soon afterwards when the house became infested with a particularly unpleasant and malicious poltergeist. A strange figure was often seen on the stairway at night accompanied soon afterwards by terrible loud crashes heard throughout the house. Broken pottery and ornaments would be found the next morning. On one occasion the whole house shook violently - all in the house fled in terror. After this event servants refused to stay inside the house. Shortly after a gardener was terrified by a tall dark shadowy figure seen disappearing into the sea laughing maniacally. The gardener was also said to have fled in terror never to return.
The house had such a bad reputation that it’s name was changed from Seafield House to Lisheen House to try to conceal it’s past history.
Eventually in the 1900s the house was handed over to a group of Jesuit priests who performed mass daily for some weeks in an attempt to exorcise the poltergeist.
The priests attempt failed, they also fled the property never to return.
Unable to rid the house of it’s infestation D.W.Phibbs sold the house in 1940.
Shortly after the house was dismantled and left as a roofless ruin.