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Medieval Castle in the Irish Countryside

Medieval Castle in the Irish Countryside

The 15th Century Dysert O’Dea Castle rises in the distance from this gently sloping pasture along the Dysert O’Dea Archaeology Trail in County Clare, Ireland. This Medieval castle, built in 1480 for the O’Dea...

700 Years of Irish History at Quin Abbey

700 Years of Irish History at Quin Abbey

This image represents more than 700 years of Irish history! The Celtic cross marks a grave in the cemetery at Quin Abbey, a National Monument of Ireland, which dates back to the 13th Century....

Irish Country Road in County Clare

Irish Country Road in County Clare

Vibrant greenery and wildflowers line this Irish country road in the townland of Lanna, County Clare, Ireland, between Lissycasey and Ballynacally. The area, part of the Parish of Clondegad in the Barony of Islands,...

Battlefield of Dysert O'Dea

Battlefield of Dysert O’Dea in County Clare

Hundreds of years ago, on May 10, 1318, this gentle stream in the County Clare countryside may have been flowing red with the blood of soldiers of the Gaelic Irish chieftain Connor O’Dea and...

Castle in Irish Countryside

Castle in the Irish Countryside

The Medieval Dysert O’Dea Castle is framed by the Spring leaves of chestnut trees in this view from a pasture East of the 15th Century tower house in the Irish countryside of County Clare....