Moylough Castle

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This castle, the ruins of which are still to be seen, is supposed to be built by O'Kelly of Hymany.
O'Kelly owned several other castles in this district - Mullaghmore, Garbally, and Castleblakney. Tradition says that there is an underground passage between Moylough and Garbally castles. The latter is square in plan. Only three of its walls now remain the other having been blown away some three hundred years ago. The remaining three walls are about fifty feet high. There are loop holes or openings at its sides. It has a stone stairs leading to the top. The door must have been on the missing side as there is

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only a small opening on one of the sides at present.
O'Loughlin O'Kelly is said to have been the last owner of the castle. His brother, Tadhg, lived in Mullaghmore Castle a few miles from Moylough.
It is said that O'Loughlin O'Kelly was a very kind chivalrous man. Tadhg and his followers fought against O'Loughlin and his followers in Laught. The latter was defeated and killed in June 29th 1,646.
He was buried in "Leacht" and hence its name. The epitaph on his tomb was  "Oh people! who has seen so great a cause of pity, Since the three Marys were watching the grave? Full of a castle of noble women. Trusting to one man and he was taken from them."
Tadhg Mór O'Kelly.

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from Aughrim +Tadhg Mór Gallach (O'Kelly) from Castleblakney were first cousins of Tadhg Mór from Mullaghmore and (if) of O'Loughlin O'Kelly, who lived in Moylough Castle. They were said to be the three best Tadhgs in Ireland.