The remains of Rathfriland Castle and the town's better known water tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The remains of Rathfriland Castle and the town's better known water tower by Eric Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 13 Mar 2012
The castle was built by the Magennises the Lords of Iveagh. Following the rebellion of 1641, when the Magennises backed the Irish Catholic cause, most of the castle was pulled down by the Planter William Hawkins of London. The rest was destroyed by the Puritan Roundhead General Henry Ireton. A tiny remnant of a wall is incorporated in the flat topped build on the right of the photo. The water tower dates from the late 1970s. The red, white and blue pattern on the upper rim is the work of intrepid Loyalists.