10 castles, from Norman keeps to the tower houses that Gaelic and Anglo-Irish families raised in their hundreds — and the ones that are now four walls and a jackdaw.
Bargy Castle is a Norman fortress near the village of Tomhaggard in the Barony of Bargy, County Wexford, Ireland, some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-west of Wexford town. The name Bargy derives from Ui Bhairrche, the name of a local tribe.
Barntown Castle is a tower house near Wexford town in Ireland. It is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of the centre of Wexford town, on the main Wexford to New Ross road. The castle, set in the middle of a grazing field, is now in ruins and used as a cattle shelter.
Coolhull Castle is a late 16th century fortified house and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Duncannon Fort is a star fort and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Enniscorthy Castle is situated in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. Construction on the castle commenced in the late 1190s and was first occupied by its Norman owners in 1203 A.D. on the site of a previous wooden castle they had erected some years earlier. It was built by Philip De Prendergast.
Johnstown Castle is a Gothic Revival castle located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Rathmacknee Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Rathumney Castle is a hall house and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Slade Castle is a tower house and National Monument in County Wexford, Ireland. It is located in the village of Slade on the Hook Peninsula and primarily dates to the late 15th or early 16th century.
Tellarought Castle is a fortified tower house located approximately 11 km (7 mi) south-east of New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland.
Descriptions are Wikipedia's own opening lines, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 with a link to each article; the list and the coordinates come from the same place. Nothing here is a guide to access — many of these are private homes or stand in private fields.
What stood in Wexford before anybody thought of building a keep.