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Grennan Castle

            Thomastown, Co Kilkenny.
Grennan Castle was built by Thomas Fitzanthoney in the 13th Century. Thomas FitzAnthony son-in-law of Strongbow had been granted a large area of land, originally called Ogenti, the land was renamed by Thomas to Grennan. The townland where the castle is located still maintains that name today, however the village which grew up around the castle gradually became known by the name of its founder 'Thomastown'.

Grennan Castle measures 20 metres x 13 metres and stands 20 metres tall, the walls at their base are 2.5 metres thick. The ground floor contains three barrel vaulted chambers with an entrance to the second floor on the south side by a staircase built hidden into the thickness of the wall. At the top of the staircase is just a gaping opening down to the floor below. This opening was originally covered by a trapdoor, hence with the trapdoor raised the castle was almost impenetrable.

The first floor of the castle contained the great hall, and the second floor reached by a flight of steps in the east wall contained the dormitory area.

In 1650 Cromwell’s troops called to the castle. The siege lasted only two days, the garrison marched out leaving all their weapons behind them and promised to never again oppose English rule.

Grennan Castle survived in good repair until the early 1800s

Taken on: November 22, 2014

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Camera: Canon EOS 400D, f/36.0, 1/60 sec, 51mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 400D
Aperture:	f/36.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	51mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
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