Professor Tadhg O’Keeffe found that 70% to 80% of the medieval Roebuck Castle is hidden inside a Victorian building on Dublin ...
"From the outside, the present building looks to be entirely Victorian. Inside, though, the walls of the old castle are ...
A Norman fortress long thought to have vanished has been found hiding inside University College Dublin’s Roebuck Castle. New evidence shows there are considerable remnants of medieval walls, ...
From romantic ruins to grand estates, these fairy-tale sites deserve a place on your Emerald Isle itinerary. Dating from the 13th century, Cahir Castle is one of Ireland’s largest and best-preserved ...
Medieval castles are often imagined as imposing stone fortresses filled with knights, royal banquets, secret passages, and ...
Stone towers rise above quiet green fields. A wooden bridge crosses still water. Beyond it stands one of Ireland’s most complete 15th-century fortresses, its thick walls and narrow windows built for ...
From the outside, the building appears to be a much later Victorian structure. But O’Keeffe’s research, published in Archaeology Ireland, found that the medieval castle was not completely demolished ...
One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle. New research reveals that substantial remains of the Norman castle of ...
Ireland’s many castles and fortification ruins are spread across the verdant countryside and set within charming villages, telling stories of the country’s fascinating past. From barely recognizable ...