Sleady Castle

Sleady Castle was built in 1628 by Philip McGrath in Jacobean architectural style near Cappoquin in County Waterford, reportedly as a worthy residence for his wife Catherine le Poer of Curraghmore. The McGraths were substantial landowners, controlling over 800 acres by 1654. The castle reflects the period when the clan held significant influence in southeast Ireland, though they were dispossessed by the English Crown around 1640. Much of the castle's remains have been incorporated into a modern house now in private hands, preserving this 17th-century fortress's distinctive heritage within contemporary structures.