Chalk & Cheese Travels
If you are looking for a fun and educational day out in County Clare, Ireland, you might want to consider visiting Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. This is a historical and cultural attraction that showcases the life and times of medieval Ireland, as well as the 19th century rural village. Here are some of the […]
I became fascinated with castle and tower house ruins ever since moving to Ireland a few years back. To learn of the history of such places fascinates me and my over imaginative mind loves to wonder what once may of occurred between the walls of such places. The Galey Bay castle and this particular tower house […]
Lazy morning drive We went for a lazy morning drive on Saturday in search of a bit of heritage and history. It’s often a thing we like to do here as there is so much to see and do off the beaten track in the west of Ireland. We came across this great little Castle […]
Whilst taking a drive across the Sky Road from Cifden we stumbled down the hill what seemed to be a Castle ruins. Later that night after a bit of research it appeared to be the Clifden Castle ruins. We decided the next day we would drive back and go see how easy access was and […]
Lough Rynn Castle A Brief History Lough Rynn lies on the original historic grounds of the medieval estate and castle of Mac Raghnaill family. The Mac Raghnaill castle was situated at the opposite side to where the castle now lies. And below is all that remains of that original castle. In 1883 Robert Bermingham, viscount […]
