The castle and the bridge next to it were built around 1450, possibly by McRickard Butler, on the site where a Crannóg previously was.
Its function was to control the traffic on the River Suir.
Originally the River Suir would flow right next to the castle, and the Chieftains would drop their fishing lines into the waters. The one who would catch the biggest fish had the right to claim the favourite young woman of the castle.
In later years the caste was used as an enclosure for livestock, horses and their attendants, and later on as a corn mill.
It's a five-storey building and has a Gothic doorway in in the north (350°) wall. Next to the doorway a small fragment of the arch of the ancient East Gate is still visible.
We visited this castle for the first time on June 5th, 2001.
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