Inside O'Rourke's Castle

The castle in Dromahair from which King Tiernan O'Rourke's wife, Devorgilla, fled with the King of Leinster, thus setting into motion the epic feud that would sweep across all of Ireland and ultimately lead to the Anglo-Norman invasion

Monday, August 4

August 4th 2008
We spent an amazing day in the former kingdom of the O'Rourke clan (Ryan's ancestors). Everywhere we went there were sites named after the O'Rourkes! We started in Dromahair (The Ridge of the Two Demons) where we could only see the ruins of the first O'Rourke castle through a gate (which Ryan tried unsuccessfully to break down). We did manage to climb around in the ruins of O'Rourke's Hall, an ... read more

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more

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