Urlingford Castle

The Irish name Áth na nUrlann, anglicised as Urlingford, derives from 'áth' (ford) and 'urlann' (slaughter), denoting an ancient crossing of the River Goul with historical associations to conflict or bloodshed. The castle itself was built in the 15th century by the Mountgarret Butlers, a prominent landowning family in County Kilkenny, as a defensive tower house fortified within a substantial ba...