Rockfleet Castle, Newport, Ireland

Rockfleet or Carrickahowley Castle is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid-fifteenth century, and is most famously associated with Grace O'Malley, the 'pirate queen' and chieftain of the Clan O’Malley. The castle has been speculated as her place of death.

Rockfleet Castle has four floors and is over eighteen metres in height looking out towards the drumlins of Clew Bay. Though entry to the castle was once available to the public, it is now strictly prohibited for safety reasons. The castle was installed with a metal walkway in 2015, from its adjacent grassland surrounding to its door due to the sheer inconvenience of accessing its entrance during high tides. In 2017, the exterior masonry was pointed.

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Tasha (3 years ago)
Castle is undergoing some renovation so the visit was very disappointing. Beautiful day though …

Fergie (4 years ago)
Love old castles,towers and historical houses. Bring the kids for a ramble around it and teach them a bit of our countries history. Better than looking at it in a book.

Deborah St. Onge (6 years ago)
This was a great historic stop for us to explore one of the tower homes of Irelands Great Female Chieftain and the historic Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley.

YVRIRL (7 years ago)
Best way to discover this place is to join a guided bike riding tour which we did and its spectacular. This castle was home to the female pirate.

Mihai Chirita (8 years ago)
Not too much to view, the door on the castle was closed, the view to the ocean is spectacular.

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