Puck’s Castle

The "castle,” actually an unfortified house, was built in the late 16th century. It provided a refuge in 1690 for James II and his army fleeing the Battle of the Boyne. One explanation for its name is that a ghost or puca inhabited the castle.

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Ballycorus Leadmines (Irish: Baile Mhic Fheorais, meaning "Homestead of the Pearse Family") refers to the ruins of a mine that existed in the Ballycorus area, on the slopes of Carrickgolligan. It is located close to Kilternan and Shankill, County Dublin, Ireland.

The mine was opened about 1805 by the Lead Mining Company of Ireland who erected a smelting works at the foot of Carrickgolligan for processing of lead and silver ores taken from the local mine. Ore was also brought here by horse and cart from Glendalough and other Wicklow mines for processing. The ore was melted and converted into ingots, the silver separated and refined, and litharge, red lead and shot manufactured. The mine was closed during the 1920s. Mine workers were housed in nearby cottages; several have been maintained and redeveloped into modern housing.

The ruins of the chimney complex consists of an 80 foot vertical granite tower section with external steps and a mile long brickwork overground flue section, partially collapsed, run up the hill from the smelting works to join the vertical section. The chimney has external cantilever steps (some intentionally broken to prevent access, following an accident), each a single slab of granite. The hilltop on which the chimney lies is a local high-point with a panoramic view.

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Shanganagh Castle
Located near Mill Lane, built in 1408 by the Lawless family and inhabited by their descendants until 1763, the castle was left in ruins by a fire in 1783.

During the late 18th century, a mansion of the same name was rebuilt on extensive lands at the border of Shankill with County Wicklow. It was used as an open prison for juveniles between 1969 and 2002.

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Shanganagh House
Later called Shanganagh Park, this Georgian-era mansion was built c. 1823 for William Hopper. Later residents included the Darcy brewing family and racehorse breeder Frank Field. It was compulsorily purchased by Dublin Co. Council in 1970 and it now serves as a community centre and is surrounded by late 1970s council houses.

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(text and images from wikipedia)

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