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'''Rockfleet Castle''', or '''Carrickahowley Castle''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Carraig an Chabhlaigh''), is a [[tower house]] near [[Newport, County Mayo|Newport]] in [[County Mayo]], [[Ireland]]. It was built in the mid-sixteenth century, and is most famously associated with [[Gráinne O'Malley]], the pirate queen and chieftain of the clan O’Malley.<ref>[http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/castles/Mayo/rockfleet.shtm Rockfleet Castle, accessed: 20 May 2007]</ref>
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[[File:Sign outside rockfleet.jpg|thumb|Historical information outside Rockfleet Castle]]
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'''Rockfleet Castle''', or '''Carrickahowley Castle''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Carraig an Chabhlaigh''), is a [[tower house]] near [[Newport, County Mayo|Newport]] in [[County Mayo]], [[Ireland]]. It was built in the mid-fifteenth century, and is most famously associated with [[Grace O'Malley]], the 'pirate queen' and chieftain of the Clan O’Malley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/castles/Mayo/rockfleet.shtm|title=Rockfleet Castle, County Mayo|website=www.irelandseye.com}}</ref> The castle has been speculated as her place of death. It is also known as Carraigahowley, which means “rock of the fleet”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.destinationwestport.com/places-to-visit/towns-and-villages/newport/rockfleet-castle|title=Rockfleet Castle|website=Destination Westport|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>


Rockfleet Castle has four floors and is over eighteen metres in height looking out towards the drumlins of Clew Bay. Though entry to the castle was once available to the public, it is now strictly prohibited for safety reasons. The castle was installed with a metal walkway in 2015, from its adjacent grassland surrounding to its door due to the sheer inconvenience of accessing its entrance during high tides. In 2017, the exterior masonry was [[repointing|pointed]].
Rockfleet Castle has four floors and is over eighteen metres in height. It can be open to the public year round. If the huge doorhandle on the heavy wooden door cannot be opened, the key can be borrowed and returned to the nearby farm. The [[tower house]] castle is built in the sea and at [[high tide]] the water makes it very difficult to get into or out of the door without getting wet. Some years ago the castle was restored by its American owner who used [[traditional]] building methods and materials throughout to restore the castle back near to its original condition, as it would have been in the 16th century.{{cn|date=June 2014}} There is no charge to visit. There is an unusual ladder from the ground floor to access the first floor from where the visitor must use the precariously narrow and steep stone spiral [[stairwell]]s to get to all the other floors, which are floored with [[oak]] beams. The door to the very top storey is padlocked for reasons of safety.


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==External links==
==External links==
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* Lots of photographs of the inside of Rockfleet Castle: [http://www.legacyofthecauldron.com/InsideCarraigahowley.html]
* [http://www.castlebar.ie/FCawley/Granuaile_2308.shtml Photographs of Rockfleet Castle (By Frank Cawley), accessed: 5 January 2009]
* [http://www.castlebar.ie/FCawley/Granuaile_2308.shtml Photographs of Rockfleet Castle (By Frank Cawley), accessed: 5 January 2009]

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[[Category:Castles in County Mayo]]
[[Category:Castles in County Mayo]]
[[Category:National Monuments in County Mayo]]
[[Category:National monuments in County Mayo]]
[[Category:Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland]]




Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 November 2023

Rockfleet Castle
Native name
Caisleán Charraig an Chabhlaigh (Irish)
Carrickahowley Castle
TypeTower house
LocationNear Newport, County Mayo, Ireland
Nearest cityGalway
Coordinates53°53′46″N 9°37′37″W / 53.896133°N 9.627050°W / 53.896133; -9.627050
Height18 m (59 ft)[1]
FounderUmhaill (O'Malleys)
Builtc. 1550
OwnerPrivately owned; in the care of the Office of Public Works
Rockfleet Castle is located in Ireland
Rockfleet Castle
Location of Rockfleet Castle in Ireland
Rockfleet Castle
Historical information outside Rockfleet Castle

Rockfleet Castle, or Carrickahowley Castle (Irish: Carraig an Chabhlaigh), is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid-fifteenth century, and is most famously associated with Grace O'Malley, the 'pirate queen' and chieftain of the Clan O’Malley.[2] The castle has been speculated as her place of death. It is also known as Carraigahowley, which means “rock of the fleet”.[3]

Rockfleet Castle has four floors and is over eighteen metres in height looking out towards the drumlins of Clew Bay. Though entry to the castle was once available to the public, it is now strictly prohibited for safety reasons. The castle was installed with a metal walkway in 2015, from its adjacent grassland surrounding to its door due to the sheer inconvenience of accessing its entrance during high tides. In 2017, the exterior masonry was pointed.

References

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  1. ^ "Rockfleet Castle (Carraigahowley Castle)".
  2. ^ "Rockfleet Castle, County Mayo". www.irelandseye.com.
  3. ^ "Rockfleet Castle". Destination Westport. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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