Bunratty Castle is a 15th century tower house located in the village of Bunratty in County Clare, Ireland. It sits right next door to Durty Nelly's, the pub I showed here yesterday (in fact, you can see part of Durty Nelly's just above the heads of the people standing in the entrance gate in the first photo). Bunratty Castle is the most complete and authentic medieval fortress in Ireland. It was built in 1425 and restored in 1954. I took the first four photos from the back side of the castle. We then walked around the side of it to the front where I took the last four shots before going into the pub. The castle and its adjoining folk park was overrun with schoolchildren on fields trips the day we visited, so we made the decision to visit the pub for lunch instead and I'm glad we did!
Linking to Tuesday's Treasures and Our World Tuesday.
21 comments:
You have really conveyed the enormity of it! I love the big door! Too bad about the kids. Did you ever get to go back and look inside? And I DO see Durty Nellys! I am sure you are right in your comment to me today. ALL the Durty Nellys are descended from this one.
Oh, this one.... sorry to bother you with all those links... but it does remind me of Sehusafest!
My family is always in.
It's a very impressive structure! Imagine it being there for so many centuries already.
You didn't go in? I climbed to the top!
Hello, wonderful tour and photos of the castle. The pub lunch was a great idea!
Have a happy day!
Um belo castelo, gostei.
Um abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
we watched a Robin hood movie last night on Prime and this might be the castle they used in the movie, it was a castle in England but this looks exactly like it...
I'm with you in avoiding school day trips...sort of hard to hear yourself think usually. Great views from the outside. But I am thinking, why are the cannons pointed at it, rather than outward facing? Strange.
Bunratty.. love the name 😀 Amazing shots of the castle Lois, I think that's a piece of history that is going to be around forever, thank goodness ✨
Too bad about the crowd of kids!
Very impressive door! I too like to visit when there is not much crowd!
...this treasure sure was built to last! It's amazing how they constructed this years ago with no equipment, it would be a huge job today. Thanks Lois for sharing, enjoy the week.
Imposing and impressive!
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Cool castle
What a great castle...!
That castle is interesting ....and imposing! Gosh. Great pictures (with no school kid tours showing). We spent time London in late Spring and at first enjoyed running into the groups of kids on field trips (their uniforms , kind of old fashioned compared to home, all kind of Harry Potterish). but we were getting a bit tired of dodging them after a while.
Wow that castle looks so antique and beautiful!
Beautiful castle, wonderful photos.
Maria
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We skipped Bunratty, mostly to avoid the crowds and the folk park. It looks like you saw the best of it.
Great castle shots. I always love a castle visit.
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