Tuesday 26 December 2017

DONEGAL CASTLE

Donegal Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún na nGall) is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the early 1990s. The castle consists of a 15th-century rectangular keep (right) with a later Jacobean style wing (left).

The complex is sited on a bend in the River Eske, near the mouth of Donegal Bay, and is surrounded by a 17th-century boundary wall. There is a small gatehouse at its entrance mirroring the design of the keep. Most of the stonework was constructed from locally sourced limestone with some sandstone. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries.

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

7 comments:

  1. Hello, I would love to see this castle in person! It is beautiful. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Have a happy day and week ahead.

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  2. Wonderful castle, thanks for sharing :)

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  3. Must have been a tough place to keep warm. - Margy

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  4. What an amazing place~!
    Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/12/wishing-you-merry-christmas.html

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  5. Gorgeous! Happy Holidays! wishing you a fantastic 2018!

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