Clonderalaw Castle (in Ruins) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Clonderalaw Castle stands in ruins within County Clare, Ireland, preserving the quiet ghost of a fortified home rather than a grand palace. Its broken walls suggest a smaller, more private life where local families navigated the ordinary dangers and daily rhythms of the region. The site resists easy categorisation, inviting imagination about the people who once watched the horizon from its remaining stones.

See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Date of upload: 19 December 2014

Clonderalaw Castle was built in the 17th century by the Blake family, who were prominent local landowners in the Burren region. The castle is remembered as an example of a defensive tower house constructed during a period of political instability in western Ireland.

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