Keeping watch across Galway Bay since the 16th century... This is Dunguaire Castle in Kinvara! 🏰 📸 @seastickadrift 📍 Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara 📖 www.visitgalway.ie/explore/heritage-and-history/castles/dunguaire-castle/ #DunguaireCastle #WildAtlanticWay #Kinvara #Galway #Ireland #VisitGalway | Visit Galway

🏰Dunguaire Castle is a 16th-century tower house near Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland, uniquely perched on the edge of Galway Bay. Its location offers stunning views of the water, surrounding marshes, and rolling countryside, making it one of the most picturesque castles in the region. Built by the Hynes family in 1520, it is also known for its historic architecture and connection to the Gaelic literary revival. #paddywagontours | Paddywagon Tours

Dunguaire Castle | The Ultimate Ireland Travel Guide

Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland Dunguaire Castle was built in c. 1520 by the Ó hEidhin or Hynes clan, the Gaelic chiefs of Coill Ua bhFiachrach, the district around Kinvara, and also of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne an area coextensive with the diocese of Kilmacduagh, essentially south west Galway and north east Clare, the Burren area. In the 17th century the castle was passed onto the Martyn (Martin) clan, one of the Norman-Irish 'Tribes of Galway', who retained the castle keep until c.

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