Ireland

Dough Castle in Ireland's County Clare

Dough Castle in Ireland’s County Clare

A menacing sky provides the dark backdrop for the ruins of 14th-century Dough Castle, a landmark at the exclusive Lahinch Golf Club in County Clare, Ireland. Built in 1306 by the O’Connor Clan, Dough...

Crannog At Lake Knockalough

Crannog at Lake Knockalough, County Clare, Ireland

A sinking dock and the distant island, known as a crannog, are reflected in the still waters of Lake Knockalough near Kilmihil in County Clare, Ireland. Crannogs are the Medieval equivalent to present-day “safe...

Killone Lake in County Clare, Ireland

Killone Lake in County Clare, Ireland

Killone Lake shimmers in the Autumn breeze in this view from 12th Century Killone Abbey near Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. Established in 1190 by Donal O’Brien, the King of Thomond and Munster, Killone...

Ruins at 12th Century Killone Abbey

Ruins at 12th Century Killone Abbey

The bell no longer tolls over County Clare’s Killone Abbey, once home to aristocratic Augustinian nuns. Now one of Ireland’s National Monuments, the Abbey was established in 1190 and abandoned in the late 1600s.