What is recorded here

Bunratty Castle stands as a large fifteenth-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland, guarding the mouth of the Ratty River where it joins the Shannon Estuary. The site has witnessed repeated conquests, from Norse trading camps to De Clare stone towers that burned during the Bruce Wars, leaving behind layers of memory rather than simple ruins. Its walls have absorbed the noise of markets, battles, and fleeing families, making the castle a living record of human ambition and loss.

Bunratty Castle is recorded as a castle in County Clare. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Bunratty Castle was built in the late 13th century by the MacNamara family, Lords of Hy-Many, and later held by the de Burghs, also known as the Earls of Clare. It is important as one of the best-preserved Gaelic-style castles in Ireland and now serves as a major tourist attraction and museum.