Roscommon Castle, Co. Roscommon

Roscommon Castle, Co. Roscommon

Castle

Lantern slide depicting Roscommon Castle in Co. Roscommon. Originally titled 'Roscommon Castle T. MASON, 5 Dame St. DUBLIN' written directly on the slide and labelled 'R 2'. The image depicts Roscommon Castle located northwest of Roscommon town centre. The monument itself was built in stages over many years. The first structure was built in the 13th Century by Robert de Ufford and was a Norman construction.The castle was attacked several times by the O'Conors before being completed in c.1290. The O'Connors held the castle until In 1569 Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland, took control of the castle and granted it to Sir Nicholas Malbie, the new governor of Connacht. Malbie remodeled the castle and turned it into a fortified house in the 16th century. The castle suffered badly from Cromwellian forces in the mid 17th century before being finally gutted in the Williamite wars of 1690.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 38

BOX38_002

12/08/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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7560 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Roscommon

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100027.aspx

Town: Roscommon

Logainm Town/Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/44339.aspx

Irish National Grid East:187265

Irish National Grid North: 265081

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.635568

Longitude: -8.1932822

Place: Roscommon Castle, Co. Roscommon Latitude: 53.635461 Longitude: -8.193259799999964

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)