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Grallagh Castle is a state-owned National Monument in the care of the Office of Public Works
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Grallagh Castle
Grallagh Castle, a tower house and National Monument, proudly stands in County Tipperary. Constructed around 1500, it is a silent storyteller of the past, its very stones resonating with the history of the Butler dynasty. The castle was once a gift from James Butler, the 10th Baron of Dunboyne, to his son Peter in 1533.
The castle's design speaks volumes about the defensive architecture of its time. Its partially ruined four-storey tower is encircled by the remnants of a bawn. The ground floor, punctuated with arrow slits, features a barrel-vaulted ceiling. A mural stairway winds its way upwards, each floor revealing more of the castle's intriguing past.
From the window seats on the third floor, one can almost envision the warmth of the fire in the small vaulted chamber, its heat drawn up by the circular chimney. The castle's defensive features are evident in the murder holes above the entrance to the third floor.
Today, the castle stands as a silent guardian of history, its imposing structure located beside a bridge on a tributary of the River Suir.
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This national monument is protected in accordance with the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014
