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Connemara - Breathtaking As I Drive Off The Beaten Track

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The castle was originally a basic, 5-storied Irish tower house which was built circa probably by Toirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain of the O'Brien family, one of the last of the High Kings of Ireland and a direct descendant of Brian Boru. ( Read All about it here ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leamaneh_Castle In 1543, Turlogh Donn's son, Murrough surrendered his title of King to Henry VIII and was created in 1st Earl of Thomond and Baron Inchiquin. In 1550, Murrough gave Leamaneh to his third son, Donough. Donough was hanged in Limerick in 1582 as a rebel Manor house In 1639, Donough's grandson, Conor O'Brien married Máire ní Mahon (MacMahon). She became one of the most famous women in Irish folklore who, due to her flaming red hair, was commonly known as Máire Rúa ("Red Mary"). She was born in 1615 or 1616. Her father was Sir Torlach Rúa MacMahon, Lord of Clonderlaw and her mother was Lady Mary O'Brien, daughter of the third Earl of Thomond. Her first husband, Daniel O'Neylan (also sometimes written O'Neillan or Neylan) of Dysert O'Dea Castle in north Clare died young and upon his death, she gained control of his substantial estate and a £1,000 fortune. This wealth enabled her and Conor to build a more comfortable mansion on to the tower house. Part of the tower house was demolished and replaced by a 4-storied mansion around 1648. Máire accompanied her husband on raids against English settlers. In 1651, he was mortally wounded fighting on the Royalists' side at Inchicronan (Crusheen). Reportedly, immediately after her husband's death, the widow, realizing that the punishment for his rebellion against the English would be the forfeiture of their property, drove to Limerick and offered to marry any Cromwellian officer who would take her hand. (This is refuted in other versions of the story which state that Máire Rúa didn't marry until 1653, two years after Conor's death.) General Ludlow, who commanded the English Parliament forces at Inchicronan subsequently conducted counter-insurgency operations in the Burren, making his well-known statement about the area's barrenness. He went on to say about Leamaneh "and finding it indifferent strong, being built with stone and having a good wall about it, we put a garrison into it and furnished it with all things necessary".[2]:40 Rúa's third husband, Cornet John Cooper was a Cromwellian soldier and through this marriage she successfully retained her estates. Cooper left the army and amassed some wealth through land and property speculation. However, he later ran into financial difficulty and, as a result, the estate which he had married into at Leamaneh, which he under law now owned through his wife, was mortgaged to repay his debts. In the 1660s, Cromwellian troops were stationed on and off at Leamaneh. Máire Rúa's son, Donagh or Donough (after 1686 Sir Donat) found the tower and manor damaged but stayed there until 1684/1685, when he moved the family seat from Leamaneh to the much larger Dromoland Castle in Newmarket-On-Fergus, south of Ennis. Although Máire Rúa's children from her first marriage to Daniel O'Neylan (or O'Neillan) were raised Catholic, Sir Donagh/Donat was brought up as a Protestant and eventually became the "richest commoner in Ireland." He built "Sir Donat's Road", connecting Killnaboy and Leamaneh, a toll road, the flanking stone walls of which are still visible in places. The gate houses at which tolls were collected have since been demolished. He served as Sheriff of Clare in 1690 and as MP for Clare from 1695 to 1713. He died in 1717. By 1678, the estate had been increased to over 10,000 acres of land. Recent past Three-quarter view of the castle Leamaneh had various occupants in subsequent years. However, the house finally fell into ruin at the end of the 18th century. The barbican-like gates which adorned the entrance to the property were moved to Dromoland Castle in 1906 or 1908 by Lord Inchiquin. They are still there. The most elegant of the fireplaces was relocated to the "Old Ground Hotel" in Ennis.

A gathering of tens of thousands of starlings as they go to roost in Galway, Ireland. How cool is that?

The Clare River in Ireland is flooding after the banks overflowed due to Storm Dennis. Check out that damage!

Out the country in an old Irish cottage and a little robin kept tapping at the glass he was looking to get feed

Connemara Without The Tourist Only A Pony And Dog

2 Lads chilling and enjoying the tides @Leitir Móir

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Inishbofin, the enchanted Island, is set in the wild splendour of Connemara, amid the magical beauty of sea, lake and mountains, http://www.inishbofinhouse.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inishbofin,_County_Galway

Check out this amazing drone footage of McDermott's Castle in Ireland. Bucket list time for sure!

As stated earlier the O’Malley clan in the 16th century were reputed to have had a castle on Dun Grainne. Don Bosco, a supposed ally of Grainne Uaile, was said to have had a castle opposite Dun Grainne where the ruins of Cromwell’s Barracks now stand. Together they prevented unwanted intruders from entering the surrounding waters, or they used the natural harbour as a trap to attack and loot those ships with valuable cargo on board. They succeeded by stretching a chain boom across the harbour entrance from the castle at the harbour to Scealp na gCat at the opposite end. The cromwellian regime built the imposing and well preserved star shaped fort at the same site about 1656. In the years following construction the barracks was used to house captured Catholic clergy from all over the country after the English Statute of 1655 declared them guilty of high treason. Here they awaited transportation to the West Indies and other remote places. After the restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660 the barracks was used mainly as part of a defensive strategy. During the Jacobite War it was used when the Irish Forces held out until after the Battle of Aughrim in 1691, when they surrendered to the Williamite Forces. Their interest in these islands was simply to cast an eye over French pirates that trolled up and down the west coast and who often took refuge in such natural harbours as the one located at Inishbofin. Music bensound

The water in Ireland's Ballynahinch Lake appears to be a fast overflowing river in this amazing drone footage. Enjoy!

Here we take in Ballynahinch Church,Cleggan,Quiet Man Bridge Music By Bensound

Doon Fort is an ancient ring fort hidden away on Doon Lough near the coastal village of Portnoo in County Donegal, Ireland. It dates from the 5th century AD and was probably built as a place of refuge. Its walls stand 15-feet high and are 11-feet thick. The fort covers most of the island which was partially constructed with the use of large stones at the base like a crannog, while the walls were built of smaller size stones. It is sometimes referred to by the locals as ‘The Bawan’ or ‘O’Boyle’s Fort’ as it became their stronghold in the 16th century. It was also the scene of the murder of Conor O’Boyle in 1530 who was slain by a rival O’Boyle family member.

Kilclooney Dolmen This Neolithic monument dates to between 4,000 to 3,000 B.C and is one of the finest examples in Ireland. This type of tomb is found in places as diverse as Germany (Hünengrab), Portugal (Anta), Spain, The Channel Islands, Wales (Cromlech) and Ireland (Dolmen). Located in Kilclooney, the monument comprises a huge capstone approximately four by six meters, supported by two 1.8 meter uprights, known as portals and a back stone on which the capstone rests. A notable feature of the back stone is the chocking stone. This may have been used to adjust the angle of the capstone as it was being manipulated into place. The site is unusual in that it houses a smaller (now collapsed) Dolmen, within about 5 meters of the larger structure. In other sites these tombs are covered by stones or soil (cairns), and if this were the case in Kilclooney, then the site given it’s prominent location would have been quite a spectacular scene on the horizon.

Here we see the skill for sailing these Hookers. Morning Star and True Light

From Sligo to Donegal Hills and the coastline beyond, this drone footage manages to capture some or Ireland's most hidden treasures. Enjoy!

Travling along Donegal ans finding its gems.

W.B. Yeats Grave in Ireland R.I.P

From Connemara to the wild west of the alantic way

Bádóirí //On the western edge of Europe, lies an unique culture that depended and fought with the Atlantic Ocean for thousands of years. It is the native sailboat, the Galway Hooker, that sustained this poorest of communities, and the new generation of these same families of sailors still sail the coast of Connemara.

I drive off the beaten track in connemara thats where you find the real connemara

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