Ballygunner Castle is a country house in the
Ballygunner
Ballygunner ( ga, Baile Gunnair), is a civil parish in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the southern outskirts of Waterford city.
The placename is derived, in part, from the Old Norse masculine personal name ''Gunnarr''.
Ballygunner conta ...
area of
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
in Ireland. It is believed to be built on the site of a former
Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
stronghold. The main structure of the house includes a combination of
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...
and 17th century building, with evidence of further modifications in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The house has historically been associated with the
Fitzgerald/Purcell Fitzgerald family (of
Little Island Castle) who were landowners in the area into the 19th century.
References
Castles in County Waterford
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