Morett Castle

Morett Castle represents a late medieval tower house constructed near Cullenagh in County Laois by the Fitzgerald family in 1580. The fortification stood four storeys high with semi-circular bartizans at each corner, commanding the surrounding landscape. Subjected to repeated hardship through the 1641 Rebellion, Cromwell's campaign, and the Williamite Wars, the castle was abandoned within two centuries. Today, the ruins stand on private land as mere fragments, with deteriorating chimneys and minimal remains pointing to its once-formidable structure and the turbulent history of its region.