Purt Castle

{{Short description|Castle in County Limerick, Ireland}}

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Purt Castle or Port Castle ({{irish place name|Caisleán Phort Trí Namhad}}) is a ruined Geraldine castle near Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Ireland.{{cite book | title = A hand book for travellers in Ireland | publisher = James McGlashan | place = Dublin | last = Fraser | first = James | date = 1849 | page = 291 | quote = Abbeyfeale [..] Below the village are the ruins of Purt Castle, built by a branch of the Geraldines, to command the pass of the Feale }} The castle is known variously as 'Purt Castle', 'Port Castle', or 'Portrinard Castle' in sources.{{cite book | title = The Earldom of Desmond 1463-1583: The Decline and Crisis of a Feudal Lordship | first = Anthony M. | last = McCormack | publisher = Four Courts Press | date = 2005 | isbn = 9781851828821 }}{{cite web|url = https://abbeyfeale.ie/heritage_trail | publisher = Abbeyfeale Community Council | website = abbeyfeale.ie | title = Abbeyfeale Heritage Trail |accessdate = 28 December 2020 }}

The remains of the castle are situated in the townland of Port ({{irish place name|Port Trí Namhad}}) about 2 km northwest of the town of Abbeyfeale, on the north bank of the River Feale.{{cite web | url = https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Limerick-Manual-(1997)-0028.pdf | publisher = National Monuments Service | website = archaeology.ie | title = Record of Monuments and Places as established under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 - County Limerick | date = 1997 | quote = LI042-001 [..] Castle - tower house [..] Porto (Glenquin By.) }}

Originally built by the Earls of Desmond in the 15th century, a plaque on the site indicates that it was destroyed {{circa|1580}} during the Second Desmond Rebellion. Only fragmentary remains of the rectangular tower house still stand.