Portumna Castle

Portumna Castle is a semi-fortified Renaissance-style house built between 1610 and 1617 by Richard de Burgo, 4th Earl of Clanricarde, at a cost of approximately £10,000. The earl held the position of Lord President of Connaught and commissioned this structure as the principal seat of the de Burgo family, descendants of Norman settlers in Ireland. At the time of its completion, Portumna Castle s...