Ireland castles Archive

The history of Blarney Castle stretches back as far as 1210AD, and the castle you see here today, is in fact, the third castle to be built at this site. It was built by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftains, Cormac MacCarthy in 1446. The castle is now a partial ruin with some accessible rooms and battlements. At the top of the castle lies the Stone of Eloquence, better known as the Blarney Stone.

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The Dublin Castle is one of the most significant structures in the Republic of Ireland. It has stood for centuries and had its share of renovations and changes both to the physical part of the Castle as well as with the governing powers that have ruled over Ireland. Dublin Castle was the centre of British Rule in Ireland from 1800 until 1922 when a treaty was signed between Ireland and England

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