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Fanning's Castle
Mary Street, King's Island, Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Fanning's Castle (2).jpg
Fanning's Castle is located in Ireland
Fanning's Castle
Fanning's Castle
Coordinates 52°40′02″N 8°37′19″W / 52.667338147854586°N 8.621914854748272°W / 52.667338147854586; -8.621914854748272
Type tower house
Site information
Condition partially ruined
Site history
Built c. 1641
Built by Dominic Fanning

Fanning's Castle (Irish: Caisleán Uí Fhionáin), also called Whitamore's Castle, is the remains of a tower house and National Monument located in Limerick, Ireland.

Location

Limerick, Fanning's Castle (3)
Interior view, with ogee windows

Fanning's Castle is located off Creagh Lane and Mary Street, opposite the tholsel, on King's Island.

History

Fanning's Castle was built c. 1641 by Mayor of Limerick Dominic Fanning.

Building

The walls of the tower house are of roughly squared limestone blocks of varying sizes. It was originally five storeys high, but only four storeys are now visible above ground level. The windows show ogee and mullions.

The tower house incorporated a turret staircase and battlements.

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