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Tag Archives: Tower House
Archibald Castle
As previously mention in my post on Goat Castle, from the seven Castles or Tower houses that once stood in the Dalkey area only two remain. Directly across the street from Goat Castle, which also houses the Dalkey Heritage center, … Continue reading
Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins
Tagged 15th Century, Archibald, Archibald Castle, Castle, County Council, Dalkey, Dalkey Heritage Center, Deep Sea Port, Dublin, Dun Laoirge-Rathdown, Dungan Family, Ed Mooney Photography, Family, Fortified, Goat Castle, Henry VI, Machicolation, Medieval, Merchant, Norman, Renovation, Restoration, Subsidised Castles Act, The Pale, Tower House
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Castles from Tallaght’s Past
After posting about the remains of the old castle in the priory in Tallaght I was thinking about what a shame it was that the many other Castles which once stood in the Tallaght area have all disappeared. Tallaght was … Continue reading
Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Places of Interest, Ruins
Tagged Bancroft Tymon, Castle, demolished, Dublin, Fortification, Ireland, Keep, Kilnamanagh, Medieval, ruins, tallaght, The Pale, Tower House, Village
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Castle Rag
Whilst out and about recently in the Naas area of Kildare, I came across this fascinating little ruin known locally as Castle Rag .This Tower House is hidden in a pasture behind the abandoned ruins of Jigginstown Castle, off the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest
Tagged Castle Rag, naas, Ruin, Tower House
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Ballymount Castle
This visit really brought back memories, I had not been here in probably 15 years. Having spent many a summer’s day roaming and exploring the ruins which looked a lot different from how they appear today. The area was excavated … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest
Tagged 1622, 1767, 18th Century, Ballymount Castle, Ballymount Great, Beautiful mound, Bellamount, Bronze age, Burial mound, Cullen family, Folly, Gabriel Beringer, Gaelic, Garranstown, insurgents, James II, John Butler, Katharine Tynan, Kingswood, Kingswood Castle, Luas, M50 Motorway, motte-and-bailey, Painting, ruins, Sham Ruin, Sir Theobald Butler, Sir William Parsons, Solicitor General Ireland, Stone Castle, Tower House
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