Dunsoghly Castle

Built in the mid-1400s, Dunsoghly Castle is attributed to either Sir Thomas Plunkett (Chief Justice of the Common Pleas) or Rowland Plunkett.

It stands at four storeys high, and boasts the last original 15^th century wooden roof to survive in Ireland; both Rothe House in Kilkenny and Bunratty Castle in Clare were modelled after it.

Sir John Plunkett is attributed with building the small chapel that was adjoining the castle, and in the 18^th century, during the time of the Penal Laws, Henry Plunkett used the castle as a sanctuary for the Catholic clergy. Every Sunday mass was held in either the chapel or one of the rooms of the castle.

In more recent times, Dunsoghly doubled as Edinburgh Castle in the movie Braveheart.

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This national monument is protected in accordance with the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014