Castleforbes

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About this place

Castle Forbes is a gothic revival castellated house and demesne in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland. The castle is the ancestral home of the eponymous Forbes family and still remains the seat of the Earl of Granard as of 2025. The house incorporates some of the fabric of an earlier 17th-century structure to a structure which is mainly 19th century in origin with other additions also having been made in the 18th and 20th centuries.

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Getting There & Parking

Castleforbes is located in County Longford, roughly 124 km (1h 50m drive) from Galway and 147 km (2h 10m) from Dublin. Nearby highlights within a short drive include Cavan & Leitrim Railway (10.7 km away).

Galway124 km

~1h 50m drive

Dublin147 km

~2h 10m drive