Fiddaun Castle

Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.

Fiddaun Castle
Fiodh Duin
Fiddaun Castle
Location within Ireland
General information
Status	in ruins
Type	tower house
Location	near Tubber, County Galway
Country	Ireland
Coordinates	53°0′38″N 8°52′43″W
Estimated completion	mid-16th century
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Fiddaun Castle
Reference no.	206[1]

Name

Fiodh Duin means "wood of the fort" in Irish.^[2]: 15

Geography

Fiddaun Castle is situated between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun near the modern village of Tubber.

History

Fiddaun is a mid-16th century Irish tower house in the Kiltartan barony of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, one of four O'Shaughnessy castles.

Fiddaun was most likely built by Sir Roger Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh, as he is the first mentioned living there and it is not known before his time.^[3]

Today

This tower house is most noted for its well preserved inner bawn wall. It is located on private land and maintained by the Office of Public Works.^{[citation needed]}