On the shores of a quiet little strait in Beara Peninsula, a 19th century manor and the ruins of a 15th castle stand face to face. A notice here tells the story of Dunboy Castle, besieged by English troops during Nine Years War but you find almost nothing about the manor and I had to search the web to find more informations about it. These are two  ( Read more... )

Just a picture from the road, after a long day of discoveries.
According to this website (where you can find a few more historical informations) the castle, overlooking the little bay of Dunmanus, was built in 1430 by Donogh More O'Mahony.


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Hi! Greetings to all castle-lovers around the world! I'm new here, so I come with a small contribution!
Here comes Cahir castle, situated in county Tiperrary in Ireland, originally built in 1142, but renovated many times since.
It's brief history you can read here.
Official site is hereLots of Irish castles have suffered from Oliver Cromwell during ( Read more... )