Portumna Castle, County Galway
The stately remains of Portumna Castle are located on the northern shores of Lough Derg in County Galway. Built in 1618, it was one of the first Renaissance-style manor houses when architectural styles were...
Irish Castles
Peaceful Path to Yeats’ Tower
This footpath along the Streamstown River in County Galway, Ireland, leads to Thoor Ballylee, a 15th or 16th Century Norman Tower House and former home to Poet and Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats. Once...
Ballinalacken Castle in Ireland’s County Clare
Ballinalacken Castle towers above the countryside of County Clare, Ireland, with commanding views out to the Aran Islands and Galway Bay from its vantage point between Doolin and Lisdoonvarna. Perched on a limestone outcropping...
Dough Castle in Ireland’s County Clare
A menacing sky provides the dark backdrop for the ruins of 14th-century Dough Castle, a landmark at the exclusive Lahinch Golf Club in County Clare, Ireland. Built in 1306 by the O’Connor Clan, Dough...
