Parke's Castle
An outdoor historic-house-gardens in Kilmore
Parkes Castle was once an important stronghold of the local O’Rourke family, rulers of Breffni. It has been recently restored to its original 17th-century style and is situated on the shores of Lough Gill, in Kilmore Fivemilebourne, County Leitrim.
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Parkes Castle was once an important stronghold of the local O’Rourke family, rulers of Breffni.
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Summary and location information adapted from Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Activities and Attractions dataset, accessed 7 September 2026. Source: https://data.gov.ie/dataset/tourism-activities-and-attractions. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Check the venue’s own website for current visitor arrangements.
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