Dunguaire Castle by danob

Photography • Historical • posted on Sep 05, 2011

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Description

The castle was built by the Hynes clan in 1520, a family who may have been associated with the area since 662, when the site is believed to have once been the royal palace of Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin, the legendary king of Connacht and progenitor of the clan. Dunguaire Castle was transferred in the 17th century to Oliver Martin, (father of Richard Martin fitz Oliver). It remained in his family until it was purchased in the early 20th century by the surgeon and poet Oliver St. John Gogarty. Gogarty began restoring the castle and established it as the meeting place for the leading figures of the Celtic Revival, such as W.B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Augusta, Lady Gregory, and John Millington Synge. The castle was acquired in 1954 by Christobel Lady Ampthill, who completed the restoration work started by Gogarty. It was later purchased by Shannon Development, an Irish corporation that manages numerous historic tourist attractions in Ireland. During the summer months when Dunguaire Castle is open to the public, a Medieval Banquet is held every night with costumed performers who recite Irish literature and play traditional Irish music. Dunguaire Castle was used as a filming location for the Scottish castle home of the main character in the 1979 film North Sea Hijack. Part of the lore about Dunguaire's Castle is that the Lord of the castle was very generous and he continued this generosity into the afterlife. Today, if a person stands at the front gate and asks a question, they will have an answer to their question by the end of the day.

Comments (31)

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mininessie

11:15AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

great image and info!

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Cosme..D..Churruca

11:15AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Great pic, great info! so interesting Danny.

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rainbows

11:16AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Beautiful in black and white, dear Danny. Wonderful write up too. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx

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tommorules

11:18AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Love your treatment of this & the composition is perfect! Very similiar in style to Eilean Donan in Scotland.

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jophoto

11:21AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Absolutely superb rendering in Black and White. I enjoy the history lesson also. Great job!

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MrsRatbag

11:28AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

So beautiful! What a lovely capture!

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Jay-el-Jay

11:44AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

A great shot of this historic castle and surroundings.

BorisB

11:50AM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Looks really great in BW, wonderful tones!!!

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costapanos

12:06PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Wonderful shot and good choice in the B/W

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flora-crassella

12:32PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

a wonderful castle!!!!! Great picture!!!!

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mariogiannecchini

1:13PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Fantastic photo B%W , Danny! Wonderful image and tones !

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carlx

1:32PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Amazing in B&W!!!

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dragonmuse

1:40PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Wonderful image and story :)

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Sea_Dog

1:55PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Superb work - amazing B & W image.

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j-dwarf

2:13PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

wonderful landscape; fantastic in b&w

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iaacf

3:07PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

It looks like an old engraving.. very beautiful. Very interesting information as well.

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bazza

3:08PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

Superb shot in B&W and great info Danny, well done!!!

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magnus073

4:13PM | Mon, 05 September 2011

What a magnificent photo Danny, it really is exciting to have someone share so much history with us. Thank you for also taking the time to provide the detailed background info

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