Leap Castle
Address
Clareen
Birr
Offaly
Clareen
Birr
Offaly
About
Leap Castle is an Irish castle in County Offaly, about four miles north of the town of Roscrea on the R421. It was built in 1250 by the O'Bannon family and was originally called "Léim Uí Bhanáin," or "Leap of the O'Bannons." The O'Bannons were the "secondary chieftains" of the territory, and were subject to the ruling O'Carroll clan..
