Athcarne Cross

The White Cross (Athcarne Cross) erected in circa 1675 by Dame Cecilia Bathe as a memorial to herself and her husband Sir Luke Bathe who rented Athcarne Castle – it having been seized by Cromwell from the Bathe family.
Athcarne Cross
The east face of the cross depicted the Crucifixion of Jesus with his arms  held high above the head along the shaft of the cross and feet on a skull and crossbones.

Athcarne Cross
The west face with the Madonna and Child, with weathered carving of the arms of the Bathe and Dowdall families

Donore Castle

Donore Castle
Donore Castle, Co Meath, Ireland

Donore Castle
Three storey tower house near the river Boyne

Donore Castle
Round tower on the corner housing a stairway

Donore Castle

Harry Avery’s Castle

Harry Avery's Castle
The two towers of Harry Avery’s Castle, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Harry Avery's Castle
Named after (Henry Aimbreidh) O’Neill but built around 1320 by another member of the O’Neill clan

Castle Carra

Castle Carra
Carra Castle, Cushendun, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Castle Carra
14th century castle occupied by Shane O’Neill who imprisoned Sorely Boy McDonnell there in 1565

Castle Carra

Clifden Castle

Clifden Castle

Medieval style Gateway to Clifden Castle

Clifden Castle

Built in the Gothic Revival style by Clifden’s founder John D’Arcy around 1818

Clifden Castle

Clifden Castle