Date: 17th March 1971 Theme: Kilkea Castle, Co Kildare Kilkea Castle is located 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of Castledermot, Co Kildare near the village of Kilkea on the R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow. It was a medieval stronghold of the Fitzgeralds, earls of Kildare. Sir Walter de Riddlesford built a motte and bailey on…
Date: 17th March 1970 Theme: Burt Castle, Co Donegal Burt Castle is a ruined castle located close to Newtowncunningham and Burt, two villages in the east of Co Donegal. Historically it was sometimes spelt as Birt Castle. It is also known by the name O’Doherty’s Castle It should not be mistaken for O’Doherty’s Keep near…
Date: 17th March 1969 Theme: King John’s Castle, Limerick King John’s Castle (Irish: Caisleán Luimnigh) is a 13th-century castle located on King’s Island in Limerick, next to the River Shannon. Although the site dates back to 922 when the Vikings lived on the Island, the castle itself was built on the orders of King John…
Date: 17th March 1968 Theme: Dunsany Castle, Co Meath Dunsany Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún Samhnaí), Dunsany, Co Meath is a modernised Norman castle, started c. 1180/1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous Trim Castle. It is possibly Ireland’s oldest home in continuous occupation, having been held by the…
Date: 17th March 1965 Theme: Ballinlough Castle, Co Westmeath Ballinlough Castle is a 17th-century country house situated near the rural town of Clonmellon in Co Westmeath, on a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. It is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Nugent. The castle was built in 1614, according to the date…
Date: 17th March 1966 Theme: Birr Castle, Co Offaly Birr Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhiorra) is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of The 7th Earl of Rosse, and as such the residential areas of the castle are not open to the public, though the grounds…
Date: 17th March 1967 Theme: Dromoland Castle, Co Clare Dromoland Castle (Irish: Drom Ólainn) is a castle, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland. It is operated as a 5-star luxury hotel with a golf course, with its restaurant, the Earl of Thomond, being awarded a Michelin star in 1995, under head chef Jean Baptiste…
Date: 17th March 1964 Theme: Trim Castle, Co Meath Trim Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Átha Troim) is a Norman castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, Co Meath. With an area of 30,000 m², it is the largest Norman castle in Ireland. Over a period of 30 years, it was built…
Date: 17th March 1963 Theme: Derryhivenny Castle, Co Galway Derryhiveny Castle, Co Galway is located 4.4 km (2.7 mi) northeast of Portumna, on the west bank of the Shannon. It is a tower house of four storeys. There are vaults on all four storeys. The upper rooms have two- and three-mullioned windows with fireplaces, including…
Date: 17th March 1962 Theme: Dunsoghly Castle, Co Dublin Dunsoghly Castle was built around 1450 by Sir Thomas Plunket, Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas. It was continuously occupied until the 1870s by descendants of the same family, despite being a cramped Irish castle and uncomfortable by post-medieval standards. The four-storey tower of the…
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