wife and children. Parliament fined him for the return of the castle and his land.

The 1st Earl's son, the 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil (by the first creation), rebuilt the castle in 1666. He erected the north tower and built (or perhaps restored) the long fortified bawn (wall) in the front of the castle. The 2nd Earl's castle is mostly what remains today.

In 1667, the 2nd Earl married Lady Alice Moore, daughter of the Earl of Drogheda,

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