Historical records from that year mention the fortification was owned by one Tege Mc Wm O’Kelly, a member of the prominent O’Kelly clan who held considerable power in medieval Galway. The castle would have been typical of the tower houses that dotted the Irish landscape during this period; these sturdy stone structures served as both defensive strongholds and symbols of authority for Gaelic and Anglo-Norman families alike.

By the time local historian Claffey surveyed the site in 1983, little remained of this once-imposing structure. He recorded traces of foundations from a single wall measuring 12.2 metres in length, suggesting the castle had been of substantial size in its heyday. The gradual disappearance of such structures across Ireland often resulted from a combination of factors: stone robbing for local building projects, deliberate destruction during various conflicts, and simple abandonment as political and social structures changed following the Tudor conquest.

Today, no visible trace of the castle survives above ground, making it one of countless “lost” medieval sites scattered throughout the Irish countryside. Its existence is preserved primarily through historical documents and archaeological surveys, including the comprehensive Archaeological Inventory of County Galway compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra, and Paul Gosling in 1999. These vanished castles serve as reminders of how dramatically the Irish landscape has changed over the centuries, with entire settlements and fortifications returning to farmland, leaving only their names and stories behind in local memory.