July 13, 2004
Burren National Park
Leamaneh Castle, near Kilfenora, Co. Clare. Built in 1480 as a tower (still distinct on the right), the rest of the house was built in the 1640s. The most famous occupant was Máire Rua, who, upon losing her husband in a battle with Cromwellian forces in 1651, married one of Cromwell's men the day after his death (so she wouldn't forfeit her estates). Her estates were taken anyway, and her newly bethrothed 'accidently' fell from the battlements to his death some time later. Not a woman to be messed with.
I was wandering about in the Burren on Saturday, trying to dodge the showers. And naturally, I took a few snaps.
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