Originally built in 1493,[citation needed] the tower house and surrounding estate is historically associated with Blake family,[2] one of the 14 tribes of Galway. A farmhouse was constructed abutting the western wall of the tower house during the 19th century,[3] A large house was constructed on a hill to the north of the tower house, and with a gatehouse built on the N17 road. This large house (Killeen House) was burned down in 1922,[citation needed] together with many similar country houses of landed families, and subsequently demolished.[2] The land and castle was later purchased by a farmer from Tuam who had been managing the estate.[citation needed] The castle was sold and passed through several owners in the late 20th century,[4] being extended and converted into a private residence.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^O'Donovan, John (1862). O'Donovan's Field Name Books – via Galway Public Library.
^ ab. Landed Estates Database. National University of Ireland, Galway. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.
^Gosling, Paul, ed. (1993). Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway. Dublin: Govt. Stationery Office. ISBN9780707603223. GA082-050---- [..] Castle - tower house [..] Killeen (Ballintemple ED) [..] On the side of a byroad [..] In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Wm and Redmund mac Wm ffiegh' [..] almost square tower of four storeys [..] A ruined, 19th-C house abuts W wall [..] rectangular foundations of a second house lie to N of the castle
^"Killeen Castle". visitgalway.ie. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^"Killeen Castle". castlegar-galway.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^"Killeen Castle, Castlegar, County Galway: SOLD". premierpropertiesireland.com. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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