Ballysteen

Ballysteen (Irish: Baile Stiabhna) is a small village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland.

[1] Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, enclosure and tower house sites in the townlands of Ballysteen, Beagh, Ballinvoher and Issane.

[2] Beagh Castle, an outpost fortification built in the 13th century by the FitzGerald family,[3] is located close to Ballysteen village.

[9][10] Ballysteen's Carnegie library (constructed c. 1905) was restored in the early 21st century and is now a community and heritage centre.

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