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Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure appr. 1 km from the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare, Ireland.

While a castle was built on the site by Tadgh MacTurlough MacCon O'Connor from stone drawn from the quarry of Trá Leachain some time during the 1300s, the current structure is likely to date to the 16th century. It was granted to Sir Turlough O'Brien of Ennistymon (a neighboring town of Doolin) in 1582. In 1588, during the retreat of the Spanish Armada from its failed attempt to invade England, 170 survivors of a Spanish shipwreck were caught by the high sheriff of County Clare, Boetius MacClancy, and were hanged at Doonagore Castle and buried in a barrow near of Doolin called Cnocán an Crochaire.

At the moment the castle is in the hands of a US citizen as a holiday home.

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Description
All images © 2005-2014 Flash and Flair Photography, Ireland
This image may NOT be used/copied/stored/saved/republished by anyone
Do NOT PIN, SHARE or LIKE on any social media

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Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure appr. 1 km from the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare, Ireland.

While a castle was built on the site by Tadgh MacTurlough MacCon O'Connor from stone drawn from the quarry of Trá Leachain some time during the 1300s, the current structure is likely to date to the 16th century. It was granted to Sir Turlough O'Brien of Ennistymon (a neighboring town of Doolin) in 1582. In 1588, during the retreat of the Spanish Armada from its failed attempt to invade England, 170 survivors of a Spanish shipwreck were caught by the high sheriff of County Clare, Boetius MacClancy, and were hanged at Doonagore Castle and buried in a barrow near of Doolin called Cnocán an Crochaire.

At the moment the castle is in the hands of a US citizen as a holiday home.

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