
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


Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog
Castles, bawns, tower houses, fortified houses

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, 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
One of 82 signal towers built by the british to watch for invading French around the 1800’s

Glosh Signal Tower, Fallmore, Belmullet, Ireland


The ruin of Athcarne Castle, Co Meath, Ireland. Built by William Bathe in 1590
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.

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.

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

The Rock of Dunamase – ruins of 12 century castle, Co Laois, Ireland

Donore Castle, Co Meath, Ireland

Three storey tower house near the river Boyne

Round tower on the corner housing a stairway


Ruin of fortified house and bawn, Derrygonnelly, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland


Ballymote Castle, Co Sligo, Ireland


Classiebawn Castle, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo, Ireland


Kilmallock Gate, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Ross Castle, Co. Kerry, Ireland


The ruin of Newtownstewart Castle, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

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

Named after (Henry Aimbreidh) O’Neill but built around 1320 by another member of the O’Neill clan

Carra Castle, Cushendun, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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


Belfast Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Infrared Kodak HIE film


Carrickfergus Castle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland




Carrickabraghy Castle, Isle of Doagh, Inishowen, Co. Donegal, Ireland



Moyry Castle, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland


Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle), built in the 16th century by the Savage family

Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle), Ards Peninsula, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.


Medieval style Gateway to Clifden Castle

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



The ruin of Coppinger’s Court, Co Cork, Ireland

A fortified house built after 1612 by Sir Walter Coppinger

Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork, Ireland. The ruins of a 16th Century castle built by MacDonogh McCarthy, Lord of Duhallow




Dunluce Castle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland



Dalway’s Bawn, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Doorway of Dalway’s Bawn