Balief Castle

Balief Castle is a late-medieval tower house thought to date from the 16th century, located near Urlingford in the Clomantagh Civil Parish within the Barony of Crannagh. It was constructed by a member of the Shortall family, a Norman-origin dynasty that settled in County Kilkenny in the late 13th century and remained staunch supporters of the Roman Catholic faith and Stuart cause. The castle is...