Wallstown Castle, County Cork is thought to date from c.1780 when constructed by the Ruddock family, although the battlements were only added in the middle of the following century. The building owes its name to the Walls who occupied the site during the Middle Ages and lived in a three-story tower house, the remains of which can be seen in the yard behind the more modern castle. In 1642, during the Confederate Wars, Wallstown was captured by Lord Inchiquin in 1642 and most of its occupants killed: Richard Wall was captured and in due course died in Cork prison. The property was then granted to Captain Andrew Ruddock, whose descendants in due course opted for a more convenient residence.

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