Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure located about 1 km above the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare, Ireland. Its name may mean "the fort of the rounded hills" or the "fort of the goats"; it sits on a hill overlooking Doolin Point and, along with a nearby higher radio mast, is used as a navigational point by boats approaching Doolin Pier. Doonagore Castle is at present a private holiday home, inaccessible to the public.
While a castle was built on the site by Tadgh MacTurlough MacCon O'Connor from stone drawn from the quarry of Trá Leachain some time during the 1300s, the current structure is likely to date to the 16th century. It was granted to Sir Turlough O'Brien of Ennistymon (a neighboring town of Doolin) in 1582. In 1588, during the retreat of the Spanish Armada from its failed attempt to invade England, 170 survivors of a Spanish shipwreck were caught by the high sheriff of County Clare, Boetius MacClancy, and were hanged at Doonagore Castle and buried in a barrow near of Doolin called Cnocán an Crochaire.
Doonagore Castle was repaired in the early 1800s, but by the middle of
that century had again deteriorated in the care of the Nagle family.
It was restored by architect Rex MacGovern of Lardner & Partners
again in the 1970s for a private purchaser, an American named O'Gorman
whose family still owns it..
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jeeeweee 33 months ago | reply
Great photo..............................we have bin there in august.
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Liamfm . 33 months ago | reply
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ams4221 32 months ago | reply
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kckelleher11 29 months ago | reply
Great photo.
TT FAUGHAN 23 months ago | reply
Lovely composition . great imformatiom . Mari
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Steve O'Day 14 months ago | reply
nice capture!
guido.gonzalez 13 months ago | reply
beautiful place!
Ray . 11 months ago | reply
Absolutely spectacular photo and 'scape! Great history too! I could faintly see this tower thru my telephoto from the Cliffs of Moher, and this is another place we promised ourselves we would get back to visit!
I highly recommend a visit to Eilean Donan, and the Highlands. Your keen eye and advanced skill would no doubt show us images as equally spectacular as this one and those in MV and our great SouthWest!
SewerDoc (200 Explores) 2 months ago | reply
Fancy seeing you here on "Costal Ireland Mari. A lovely image to be sure!
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Steve-h 4 weeks ago | reply
pure magic!
Lovely light and compo with great depth !
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Chris_Tina2013 4 weeks ago | reply
Excellent image!
Airborne. 5 days ago | reply
Beautiful landscape!