Castle ireland
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Ballybunion Castle at sunset. Is anyone getting the idea that I love this place? /
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castle in cashel ireland / awsome place i hope to go back someday
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Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, Ireland
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I was visiting my in-laws in Athlone, Eire.
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This beautiful castle located in the picturesque village of Kinvara, county Galway was constructed in 1520 on the site of a much older stronghold.
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Featured in Heritage in Stone 6th Nov, 2008. / Featured in Ireland 8th Nov, 2008. / Carrigafoyle Castle – built by Conor Liath O’Connor-Kerry in the 1490s, and considered one of the strongest of Irish fortresses – was a large tower house, of the type particularly common across the north of the province of Munster. It stood on a rock in a small bay off the Shannon estuary, and its name is an anglicisation of the Irish, Carraig an Phoill (“rock of the hole”). The castle was referred to as the guardian of the Shannon, because of its strategic command of the shipping lanes that supplied the trading city of Limerick, some 20 miles (32 km) upriver. The bay at Carrigafoyle was shielded from the estuary on the northern side by a wooded island. Within the bay, the castle-rock was defended on the west and south sides by a double defensive wall: the inner wall enclosed a bawn, and surrounding this was a moat, which was covered on three sides (the east lay open) by the outer wall, where a smaller tower stood. The tower-keep itself was 86 ft high, and the precipitous sides of the castle-rock were layered with bricks and mortar. At high tide, the walled landing within the moat was capable of accommodating a ship of 100 tons displacement. Wikipedia
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Painting of Knappogue Castle, county Clare, Ireland. This was quite a challenging painting but very enjoyable to do. It was a commission for a lady who I think wanted it for a friend who had her wedding reception here. (sold) The Knappogue Castle & Walled Garden, built in 1467, is located in County Clare, Ireland. It was built by Sean MacNamara, and is a good example of a medieval tower house. It has a long and varied history, from a battlefield to a dwelling place. In 1571 the castle became the seat of the MacNamara Clan ~ Earls of West Clancullen. Donagh MacNamara was a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and Knappogue remained in MacNamara hands throughout the Irish Confederate Wars of the 1640s. However, after the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649-53) it was confiscated by Oliver Cromwell’s parliament and granted to a ‘Roundhead’, Arthur Smith. However, after the monarchy was restored in 1660, Knappogue was returned to its MacNamara owners. In 1855, the castle was acquired by Lord Dunboyne, who continued the restoration work. Dating from 1817, the beautiful 1.248 acre (5,000 m²) garden is now restored to its former splendour. Wildlife, landscapes and Irish life paintings by Avril Brand Clare Art Blog
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Another picture from Cashel which hold the biggest fire-works and lights show in Ireland on 15th of March 2008. / The place for the event couldn’t be better. The rock of Cashel looked really amazing surrounded by lights and with some projections on it.
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History / 1228 – Ashford is founded by the Anglo-Norman de Burgo family following their defeat of the native O’Connors of Connaught. . / 1589 – After more than three and a half centuries under the de Burgo’s, Ashford passes into the hands of a new owner. following a fierce battle between the forces of the de Burgo’s and those of the English Lord Bingham, governor of Connaught, a truce is agreed and the castle falls to Bingham who adds a fortified enclave within its precincts. / 1715 – The famous Ashford estate is established by the Oranmore and Browne family and a fabulous french style chateau is added to the architectural splendour of the castle. / 1852 – Ashford’s new owner, Sir Benjamin lee Guinness, extends the estate to 26,000 acres, building new roads, planting thousands of trees and adding two large victorian style extensions. / 1868 – Sir Benjamin lee Guinness bequeaths Ashford to his son, Lord Ardilaun, an avid gardener who oversees the development of massive woodlands and rebuilds the entire west wing of the castle. / 1915 – Ashford is retained by the Iveagh trust on behalf of the Guinness family until it is bought by Noel Huggard in 1939. Huggard establishes the castle as a First Class Hotel. / 1951 – The director John Ford comes to the west of Ireland to film what would become a movie classic, The Quiet Man. Many of the films stars stayed at Ashford. Ashford Castle Web Site
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House on the grounds of Blarney Castle, Cork
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Ballybunion Castle on a windy Spring day. /
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Add A90Six to your WatchList! BLACK & WHITE | BUILDINGS & ARCHITECTURE | FLOWERS | IRELAND | LONDON | MALLORCA | PLAYING with PICTURES | RED BEST VIEWED AS A MEDIUM SIZED FRAMED PRINT ON YOUR SITTING ROOM WALL! The Castle Green cliff with the ruins of Ballybunion Castle atop juts out from the coastline separating the Ladies’ Strand form the Men’s Strand. /
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Nendrum / Early Christian Monastic Site Nendrum Monastery is situated on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough approached along narrow, twisting manes and causeways signposted off the A22 immediately South of Comber. Nendrum was an island monastery, traditionally founded in the 5th Century by St. Machaoi. A small Benedictine cell was founded here in the late 12th Century. It was a parish church in 1306, but abandoned during the 15th Century for Tullynakill Church which you can also visit. Nendrum is one of the best examples of an Early Christian Irish Monastery to understand because of the early use of stone and the extensive excavations carried out in the 1920’s and more recently. Within three concentric dry-stoned walled enclosures the central enclosure has a church ruin with a sun-dial, remains of a round tower and graveyard. The middle enclosure contains remains of huts and workshops and the outer enclosure, fields. Recent work on the shore has discovered a pier and a tidal mill.
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An Irish castle and a child – what more do you need? (well, in fact you also need some birds, some textures and some photoshopping…)
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My latest installment of the Forgotten Postcard series, is an image I made at the Rock of Cashel , a magnificent castle in county Tipperary in Ireland.
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Dunguaire Castle has, for hundreds of years, stood proudly on the site of the 7th century stronghold of Guaire, the King of Connaugt, its majesty dominating the shore of Galway Bay. / The Castle bridges 13 centuries of Irish history, from the skirmishes, battles and sieges that characterise its colourful past, through to the literary revival of the 20th century. / In 1924, Oliver St. John Gogarty, surgeon poet, author and wit, a contemporary and friend of W.B Yeats and Lady Gregory, acquired the Castle as a place of quiet retreat. / Today, the restored Castle gives an insight into the lifestyle of the people who lived there from 1520 to modern times. The Castle is 27km (17 Miles) from Galway City.
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Dunguaire Castle (Irish: Dún Guaire) is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvarra. The castle’s 75 foot-tower and its defensive wall have been restored to excellent condition, and the grounds are open to tourists during the summer. It is thought to be the most-photographed castle in Ireland. / Dunguaire Castle
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Centered on what was formerly a 12000 acre estate this beautiful Gothic styled mansion was the home of the Duckett farmil from the mid 17th century until 1915. The area around the house was used as a training ground for the Irish Republican Army during the Irish war of Independance. The house was badly damaged by fire in 1933. The house is now in the poscession of Carlow county council
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Ashford Castle, Ireland
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Digital Art “Castle of Doom” featured on 14/Oct/2008 in the group “Castle Magic” / “Castle of Doom” featured on 19/Oct/2008 in the group “Castle Magic” / Second week, Thanks Redbubble !!! / © All rights reserved.Maria Murphy Art.2008
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This is a small portion of the beautiful Killkenny Castle in Ireland. / I’ve distorted the image and I’ve added 3D, textures and messed about with the lighting to make it look spooky.
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Originally called Kylemore Castle, this magnificent abbey was built between 1863 and 1868 as a private home for the family of Mitchell Henry, a wealthy politician from Manchester, England who served as MP for Galway County from 1871 to 1885. The abbey grounds also contain a neo-Gothic church (constructed between 1877 and 1881), a miniature replica of Norwich Cathedral, made from local green Connemara marble, and a Victorian walled garden. The abbey now serves as a girls secondary boarding school. The abbey and grounds are open to the public
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Lislaughtin Abbey sits in an inlet of the Shannon estuary in North Kerry, Southern Ireland, historically O’Connor country. construction began in 1464, thirteen years later it was dedicated by indult of Pope Sixtus IV. In 1580 English forces moved vengefully through this area and laid siege to Carrigafoyle Castle close by, killing the defenders. They then went to Lislaughtin and all but 3 of the priests fled. Three elderly priests took refuge in the sanctuary of the Abbey. They were killed by the English soldiers and the Abbey was looted. The plaque outside the Abbey recalls the martyrdom of these men and records their names – Philip O’Shea, Maurice O’Scanlon and Donagh O’Hanrahan. Canon EOS 400D Lens 18-55mm, ISO 100, AV 11, Shutter speed 1/250
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by Agnes McGuinnessJust popped in to RB for a minute before doing a bit of tidying up, and discovered that my image Crumbling Down is featured in the Histor…
Just popped in to RB for a minute before doing a bit of tidying up, and discovered that my image Crumbling Down is featured in the History group. I am pleased and honoured to be featured with the great artists here. Thank you, History group. Agnes:)
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