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C.Garner and P.Wright

Ballyloughan Castle

August 8, 2001
Near Bagenalstown, County Carlow, Ireland

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Ballyloughan Castle : from a distance Ballyloughan Castle : Gate house, side Ballyloughan Castle : Gate house, front Ballyloughan Castle : Gate house, back
Above photos show different sides of the gate house. The gate house has two towers that flank the entrance. The entrance would have opened onto a very large courtyard area enclosed with a fortified wall
Ballyloughan Castle : Chapel Ballyloughan Castle : Chapel To the left are photos of a later addition of a chapel. The first photo is a view from the upper floor of the gate house and the second is at ground level.
These are photos of parts of the interior of the gate house. The first is the ground floor which is mostly square. And the second is of the upper floor looking at a doorway Ballyloughan Castle : Gate house, ground floor Ballyloughan Castle : Gate house, first floor
Ballyloughan Castle : Upper floor1 Ballyloughan Castle : Upper floor2 Ballyloughan Castle : Upper floor3
Ballyloughan Castle : Upper floor4 Ballyloughan Castle : Upper floor5 Ballyloughan Castle : Staircase