Portumna Castle

Portumna Castle
Portumna castle
Portumna Castle is located in Ireland
Portumna Castle
Location within Ireland
General information
Architectural styleRenaissance
LocationPortumna, County Galway
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°05′21″N 8°13′08″W / 53.0892°N 8.2189°W / 53.0892; -8.2189
Construction started1610
Completed1617
Cost£10,000
(£2.8 million in 2020, adjusted for inflation)
ClientRichard Burke
Official namePortumna Castle
Reference no.515[1]
Portumna castle gates.

Portumna Castle is a semi-fortified house in Portumna, County Galway, Ireland which was built in the early 17th century by Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde.

Location

Portumna Castle is located close to the shore of Lough Derg near where the River Shannon enters the lake. Portumna Abbey is to the east.

History

When it was built, Portumna Castle was without equal in Ireland at the time in style, grandeur and distinction,[citation needed] outshining castles at Rathfarnham, Kanturk, Carrickfergus, Charlemont and Burncourt. Its builder was Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde, Lord President of Connaught, of the de Burgo family of Norman descent. The castle was built around 1610 to 1617 at a cost of £10,000. The Earl also built a mansion, Somerhill House, Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

Portumna castle was built in the Renaissance style already prevalent in Italy and France for over a century, but not commonly found in Ireland or England at that time. The Renaissance features of the exterior are, strictly speaking, limited to the doorcase of the front entrance and the Tuscan gateway of the innermost courtyard, but the layout is an expression of Renaissance ideas. The castle is symmetrical in shape and consists of three stories over a basement with square corner projecting towers. The castle measures 29.7m by 21.2m and the corner towers are 6.5m square with gunports. A central corridor, 3m wide, runs longitudinally from top to bottom, supported by stone walls, which contain numerous recesses and fireplaces.

The castle was abandoned as a home following a fire in 1826. The Office of Public Works has re-built the huge chimney stacks. The estate grounds contain walled gardens, gate lodges, gateposts and a yard.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Galway in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 8. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Portumna Castle, PORTUMNA DEMESNE, Portumna, GALWAY".
  3. ^ "Portumna Castle, Portumna, PORTUMNA DEMESNE, Portumna, GALWAY".
  4. ^ "Portumna Castle, Portumna, PORTUMNA DEMESNE, Portumna, GALWAY".
  5. ^ "Portumna Castle, Portumna, PORTUMNA DEMESNE, Portumna, GALWAY".
  6. ^ "Portumna Castle, Portumna, PORTUMNA DEMESNE, Portumna, GALWAY".
  7. ^ "Portumna Castle, PORTUMNA DEMESNE, Portumna, GALWAY".
  8. ^ "Portumna Castle, PORTUMNA DEMESNE, Portumna, GALWAY".

Bibliography

  • MacMahon, Michael (2000). Portumna Castle and its Lords. Corofin, Co. Clare: Kincora Books. ISBN 095386670X.
  • Simms, J. G. (2000). Jacobite Ireland. Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 978-1851825530.
  • Beckett, J. C. (1979). A Short History of Ireland. Hutchinson University Library. ISBN 978-0091398415.
  • Visit To Portumna, Portumna Junior Chamber of Commerce.
  • Cahill, Thomas (2003). How the Irish Saved Civilization. Sceptre. ISBN 978-0340637876.
  • Various Articles: Dr P.K. Egan, Stephen Nevin, O.E. Moeran, M. Craig, H.A. Wheeler, John Bilson, Louisa Beaufort, Duchas.
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