Ballyhoura (Limerick) County Limerick
Freestanding folly, built c. 1790, comprising three-stage pair of sham ruinous circular towers with connecting curtain wall. Rubble limestone walls. Loop windows to towers with pointed arch opening to the curtain wall. Lancet openings to towers.
The castellated shape of this eyecatcher, with towers and curtain wall, exhibits mediaeval style influences in the design. Located on a hill near the site of the original Castle Oliver country house, this folly forms a focal point within the landscape.
Type of Building:
Castle
Some communities associated with this building
Some ancestors associated with these communities
Some buildings associated with these communities
Some timeline events associated with this building
1900
The 1901 Irish Census of Croom, Limerick, Ireland
31st Mar 1901
1640
Cromwells lands during 17th century in Ireland
15th Aug 1649
2010
Local graveyards in Croom and neighbouring townlands
29th Jan 2018