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Clogrennane Castle
52.8094° N, -6.9660° E
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Clogrennane Castle is a ruined castle in County Carlow, Ireland, near Clogrennane, about two miles from Carlow on the River Barrow on the county border with County Laois.
Historical Timeline
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Castle constructed
15th century
Death of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
1546
Siege by Sir Peter Carew
1568
Estate surrendered to the Crown
1570
Death of Sir Edmund Butler
c. 1585
Executions of Piers and James Butler
1596
Attainder reversed for Theobald
1602
Viscountcy created for Theobald
1603
Theobald's death
1613
Detention over Ormond estate dispute
1619-1625
Richard Preston created Earl of Desmond
1619
Marriage reuniting Ormond estates
1629
James inherits earldom
1634
Butlers attainted and estate sold
1715
John Rochfort serves as High Sheriff
1758
Clogrennan House built
c. 1815
Death of Horace William Noel Rochfort
1891
Last ball and sale
January 1922
House roofless since
1945
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