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Doonbeg Castle (in Ruins)

Castle, tower house
Doonbeg Castle (in Ruins)
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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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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: 18 December 2014
Doonbeg Castle was built in the 17th century by the O'Donovan family, a prominent Gaelic-Irish clan in the region. It is remembered as an example of early modern tower-house architecture in western Ireland and reflects the defensive and social structures of the time.

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Photo: Simon Huguet · CC BY-SA 2.0