Dunguaire Castle
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Dunguaire Castle | |
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General information | |
Type | tower house |
Location | Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°08′31″N 8°55′34″W / 53.142°N 8.926°W |
Completed | 16th century |
Affiliation | Hynes clan[1] |
Dunguaire Castle (Irish: Dún Guaire) is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvara (also spelled Kinvarra).[2] The name derives from the dun (fort) of King Guaire, the legendary king of Connacht.
The castle's 75-foot (23 m) tower and its defensive wall have been restored, and the grounds are open to tourists during the summer. Visitor can also (pre-)book a banquet, with a four course meal and entertainment; this service is offered from April to October.[3]
History
The 19th century Gaelic scholar
Dunguaire Castle was used in the 1969 Walt Disney movie Guns in the Heather in which the castle was featured as Boyne Castle. It was also the Scottish castle home of the main character in the 1979 film North Sea Hijack.[5]
Legends
Another regionally well known legend is the "Road of the Dishes" (Bothar na Mias), involving King Guaire and St. Colman of Kilmacduagh.[6]
References
- ^ "Dunguaire Castle". discoverireland.ie. Fáilte Ireland. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Dunguaire Castle". Galway Tourism. 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Banquets". Dunguaire Castle. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ O'Donovan, John (1844). The genealogies, tribes, and customs of Hy-Fiachrach, commonly called O'Dowda's country : now first published from the Book of Lecan, in the library of the Royal Irish Academy, and from the genealogical manuscript of Duald Mac Firbis, in the library of Lord Roden. Irish Archeological Society. p. 67.
- ^ "Dunguaire Castle". visitgalway.ie. Visit Galway. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- JSTOR 20513986.