Dunmanway

Dun Meadho Mhuighe:  :  Fort of the Middle Plain Townland :  Dunmanway North. Parish :  Fanlubbus

This Mac Carthy castle was built during the late fifteenth century, supposeedly by Catherine, daughter of the Earl of Desmond, who died in 1506.It was located amongst level fields, on the north bank of the river Dirty

Dunmanway was at some point inhabited by Cormac MacCarthy and his Angelina, the daughter of Randal Oge Hurley of Ballinacarriga castle. After the Desmond rebellion the property was surrendered and regranted to Teige MacDermott MacCarthy, and they were again surrendered following Cromwell's departure, by his descendant Teige MacCarthy Downy. In 1666 Lieutenant-Colonel William Arnopp ac

By the early 1800s nothing remained of Dunmanway castle. Walls and foundations were dismantled and used for the construction of a flour mill and other buildings in the town. During the demolition a large granary was discovered under the floor, containing several compartments full of supplies.