Castle Connell (Irish: Caisleán Uí Chonaill) is a ruined castle on the banks of the River Shannon in the village of Castleconnell, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from the city of Limerick, Ireland.

The castle was built on a rock overlooking the River Shannon by the O'Connell's. It was the seat of the chief of Hy-Cuilean, a territory south-east of Abbeyfeale, in the barony of Upper Connello near the borders of Cork and Kerry.^[1] The castle then came into the possession of the O'Briens of Thomond.^[2]

The castle was blown up by General Godert de Ginkel during the War of the Two Kings.^[3] Its ruins are visible on the approach to the village on the road from Limerick.

• Carrigogunnell, a castle on the west side of Limerick

• Barry, James Grene (1889), "William Fitz-Adelm de Burgh and The Bourkes of Clanwilliam", Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, archived from the original on 29 March 2013
• Robertson, Ian (1979), Ireland, Blue guide (4, illustrated ed.), E. Benn

Attribution

• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: O'Hart, John (1881), Irish Pedigrees: Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation (3 ed.), M.H. Gill & Son