Shanbally Castle

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Shanbally Castle was located near Clogheen, County Tipperary and built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, the first Viscount Lismore, in around 1810. It was the largest house built in Ireland by the noted English architect John Nash. The castle was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1954. On 21 March 1960 the castle, after much controversy, was demolished. ()

Alternative names: Built: XIX centuryDemolished: 1960Coordinates: 52°17'34"N, 8°2'37"W

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TipperaryIreland

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Shanbally Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Swiss Cottage, Knockmealdown, Tubrid, Sugarloaf Hill.

6.7 miNE
Architecture, Museum, History museum
Swiss Cottage, Cahir
172 min walk • The Swiss Cottage is an early 19th-century cottage orné located at Kilcommon near the town of Cahir, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is managed by the Office of Public Works and open to the public as a tourist attraction.
7 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Knockmealdown, Clogheen
179 min walk • Knockmealdown is the highest peak of the Knockmealdown Range of mountains, located on the border between Co Tipperary and Co Waterford.
4.2 miE
Church
Tubrid
109 min walk • Tubrid or Tubbrid was formerly a civil and ecclesiastical parish situated between the towns of Cahir and Clogheen in County Tipperary, Ireland. A cluster of architectural remains at the old settlement still known as Tubrid includes an ancient cemetery and two ruined churches of regional historical significance.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sugarloaf Hill
137 min walk • Sugarloaf Hill is a mountain peak located in the Knockmealdown Mountains on the border between County Tipperary and County Waterford.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mitchelstown Cave
50 min walk • Mitchelstown Cave is a limestone cave near Burncourt, County Tipperary, Ireland. Situated 12 kilometres from Mitchelstown, County Cork, it became the first cave in Ireland to be developed for the public in 1972.
6.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Knockmealdown Mountains
173 min walk • The Knockmealdown Mountains is a mountain range located on the border of counties Tipperary and Waterford in Ireland, running east and west between the two counties. The highest peak of the range is Knockmealdown, in County Waterford.
6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Galtee Mountains
174 min walk • Galtymore or Galteemore is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At 917.9 metres, it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
1.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Burncourt Castle
42 min walk • Burncourt Castle is a fortified house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.