Leamaneh Castle
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The ruins of Leamaneh Castle
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| Location | County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°59′15.32″N 9°8′24.95″W / 52.9875889°N 9.1402639°WCoordinates: 52°59′15.32″N 9°8′24.95″W / 52.9875889°N 9.1402639°W |
| Built | c. 1480-90 tower house c. 1650 mansion |
| Reference no. | 448 |
 Location of Leamaneh Castle in Ireland
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Leamaneh Castle is a ruined castle located in the townland of Leamaneh North, parish of Kilnaboy, between the villages of Corofin and Kilfenora at the border of the region known as the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. It consists of a 15th-century tower house and a 17th-century mansion.
The castle's name "Leamaneh" is believed to be derived from the Irish léim an éich which, when translated into English means "the horse's leap" or léim an fheidh ("the deer's leap"). It is also sometimes spelled "Lemeneagh Castle".
The castle is located at an important local crossroads and the place where the Baronies of Burren, Corcomroe and Inchiquin met. Today the road R476 from Kilfenora to Kilnaboy village and the R480 north to Ballyvaughan intersect there.
The castle was originally a basic, 5-storied Irish tower house which was built circa 1480-90, probably by Toirdelbhach Donn MacTadhg Ó Briain, King of Thomond of the O'Brien family, one of the last of the High Kings of Ireland and a direct descendant of Brian Boru.
In 1543, Turlogh Donn's son, Murrough surrendered his title of King to Henry VIII and was created in 1st Earl of Thomond and Baron Inchiquin. In 1550, Murrough gave Leamaneh to his third son, Donough. Donough was hanged in Limerick in 1582 as a rebel.
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