Dundeady Castle

Dundeady Castle, lies south of the townland of Gahanive, in County Cork in Ireland.

Dundeady Castle was built around 1215 on the site of an earlier O'Cowhig fort. It belonged to the Barry Roe clan. It was captured in 1642 by the Irish, soon afterwards captured by the Parliamentarian Colonel Myn, only to be quickly reoccupied by the Barrys. Prior to the war it was mortgaged to the Percivals who held it until the 19th century.

The castle was built on a headland known as Dundeady Island at the point where the headland connects to the mainland. It consisted of a tower house, an irregular shaped bawn with a square turret and a separate tower overlooking a cove.

Later during the 19th century the Galley Head Lighthouse was built on the southern tip of the headland.

At present a private residence is situated within the walls of Dundeady Castle. So it can not be visited.

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