Bishops Palace aka Raphoe Castle, Donegal, Ireland
Fortified mansion built by Bishop John Leslie in 1636
Bishops Palace/Raphoe Castle
Ballyshaun Castle
Ballyshaun Castle, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, Ireland
Doe Castle – revisited
Doe Castle, Co Donegal, Ireland
The 16th century castle was the traditional home of the Sweeney Clan
Clara Castle
Clara Castle, Co Kilkenny, Ireland
The Rock of Dunamase – revisited
The Rock of Dunamase, Co Laois, Ireland
Through the centuries The Rock of Dunamase was a place of fortification. During the Norman conquest of Ireland the rock was refortified and its these ruins that have survived.
The gate to Dunamase Castle ruins
Threecastles Castle
Threecastles Castle, Co Wicklow, Ireland
The last remaining castle at Threecastles
Threecastles stands next to the Kilbride Rd (L4365) between Kilbride and Blessington
Entrance doorway
Doonagore Castle – revisited
Doonagore Castle, Doolin, Co Clare, Ireland. Mid 16th century Castle restored in the 1970s
O’Dowd’s Castle
O’Dowd’s Castle, Easkey, Co Sligo, Ireland
Dating from 1207
Dundrum Castle
Dundrum Castle, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The Keep build in the early 13th century by Hugh de Lacy
The lower gateway
Grace O’Malley’s Castle
Grace O’Malley’s Castle aka Kildavnet Castle, Achill Island, Co Mayo, Ireland
Built in the 14 century this Tower House was one of three strongholds of Grace O’Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille), the “pirate queen” 1530 – 1603
Interior detail
Kirkistown Castle
Kirkistown Castle, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle) revisited
Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle), Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland. Link to previous visit https://www.tonyoneill.org/2016/10/14/portaferry-castle-savages-castle/
Castlekine
Castlekine aka Ballykine Castle, Co Mayo, Ireland
The tower house ruin is situated in Clonbur Wood and is fenced off as it is structurally unsound
Athlone Castle
Athlone Castle, Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland on the banks of the River Shannon
Carrigogunnell Castle
The ruins of Carrigogunnell Castle, Co Limerick, Ireland
Listowel Castle
Listowel Castle, Co Kerry, Ireland
15 century castle on the River Feale
Carrigafoyle Castle
Carrigafoyle Castle, Co Kerry, Ireland
Built in the 1490s by Conor Liath O’Connor Carrigafoyle Castle
Carrigafoyle Castle – ‘Guardian of the Shannon’
Roodstown Castle
Roodstown Castle, Co Louth, Ireland
Roodstown Castle – 15th century tower house
Ballycarbery Castle
The ruin of Ballycarbery Castle, Co Kerry, Ireland
The castle was build in the 16th century
Mullaghmore
The road to Classiebawn Castle, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Mullaghmore seascape
Tullyhogue Fort
Tullyhogue Fort, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Tullyhogue Fort is the ancient ceremonial site where chieftains of the O’Neill dynasty of Tyrone were inaugurated as Kings on Leac na Rí (the Stone of Kings)
The structure was not for defence but for ceremonial purposes
A double bank surrounds the central enclosure
Leac na Rí – the Stone of Kings stood in this circular enclosure before it was destroyed by English forces in the early 1600s
Kinbane Castle
Kinbane Castle, Causeway Coast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Doonagore Castle
Doonagore Castle, 16th century round tower house
Doonagore Castle, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Roscommon Castle
Roscommon Castle, Roscommon, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Leamaneh Castle
Leamaneh Castle, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Without the new build cropped out
Cloghan Castle
Cloghan Castle, Co Galway, Ireland. Extensively rebuilt around the 1970s the original remains date to round 1240. Today it caters for private hire and as a wedding venue.
Dunguaire Castle
Dunguaire Castle, Kinvarra, Co Galway, Ireland
Carrickfergus contre-jour
Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carrickfergus sunshine captured on Kodak HIE Infrared film circa 1980
Doe Castle
Doe Castle, Donegal, Ireland
Castleroche
Castleroche (Roche Castle), Co Louth, Ireland
St John’s Tower
St John’s Tower, Castledermot, Co Kildare, Ireland. The bell tower of a medieval leper hospital founded in 1210
Trim Castle
Trim Castle, Co Meath, Ireland
Monkstown Castle
Monkstown Castle, Co Meath, Ireland – Ruin of 15th century tower house
Manorhamilton Castle
Manorhamilton Castle, Co Leitrim, Ireland
Manorhamilton Castle was built around 1635
Kilwaughter Castle
Kilwaughter Castle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballyadams Castle
Ballyadams Castle, Co Laois, Ireland
Carlingford
The Tholsel (Town Gate), Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland
The Tholsel was also used as the town gaol in the 18th century
King John’s Castle
The Mint
Taaffe’s Castle / Merchant House
The streets of Carlingford
Whites Castle
Whites Castle, Athy, Co Kildare, Ireland
Whites Castle was built in 1417 to protect the bridge over the river Barrow by Sir John Talbot, Viceroy of Ireland
Renvyle Castle
Renvyle Castle, 13-14th century tower house. Around 1546 Donal O’Flaherty married Grace O’Malley (Granuaile Ni Mhaille, Gráinne O’Malley) the famous Sea Queen of Connacht, and they lived at the castle
Glosh Tower
One of 82 signal towers built by the british to watch for invading French around the 1800’s
Glosh Signal Tower, Fallmore, Belmullet, Ireland
