
What is recorded here
Doonlicka Castle stands in West Clare as a ruined tower house, its stone bones still marking the ground where human hands built for defense and daily life. The exact chamber, stair, and room are no longer visible, but the surviving structure preserves the scale and intent of the building. It is not a complete castle or an empty legend; it is a broken remains that still points to the people who made it.
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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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