Dubhghall mac Suibhne was a prominent 13th-century noble, the Earl of Menteith also obtained Lochranza Castle, an L-plan tower house situated on a promontory in Lochranza, on the north of the Isle of Arran, in which country?
Dubhghall mac Suibhne Dubhghall mac Suibhne was a prominent 13th-century noble. He was a son of Suibhne and was Lord of Knapdale. He held lands in Knapdale and in Kintyre. In 1262, he lost his lordship and lands to Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith after Alexander III of Scotland granted Skipinnish, Killislate amongst other lands in Knapdale and the parish of Kilcalmonell in Kintyre. The Earl of Menteith also obtained Skipness Castle, Castle Sween and Lochranza Castle formerly controlled by Dubhghall.
O'Dea Castle O'Dea Castle, also known as Dysert O'Dea Castle, is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle at Dysert O'Dea (Irish: "Dísert" , meaning "hermitage" ), the former O'Dea clan stronghold, 5 km from Corofin, County Clare just off the R476 road. It was built between 1470 and 1490 by Diarmaid O'Dea, Lord of Cineal Fearmaic, and stands some 50 ft high on a limestone outcrop base measuring 20 by . The tower is adjacent to Dysert O'Dea Monastery.