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Tromra 3

            Tromra Castle, Quilty, Co Clare, Ireland.
This is part of an ongoing series of pictures I have taken recently which looks at castles (including tower houses) to be found throughout County Clare.
 This particular building dates from the late 1400s, although records show that the site was a hive of activity in the 12th century all the way through until the 18th century. The most infamous attack on Tromra occurred in 1642 when Edmond O'Flaherty of Galway (a member of a Gaelic Irish family which had to flee the Anglo-Normans in the 13th century) and his men surrounded the garrison and the Wards, who were English settlers at Tromra. Although O'Flaherty was intent on plunder and ordered his men to spare the Ward family, things got out of hand and when Peter Ward refused to surrender he, his wife and one of his sons were killed. 
Although a number of such castles are used to this day (e.g. Bunratty, Doonagore, and others), most have fallen into ruin such as this one. There is enough of it standing to show that it is a plain 'peel tower' and the masonry that remains is small and neat. Over time, many of the ornamental architectural features such as the coign stones, mouldings and other decorative pieces have disappeared. The castle is situated close to where one of the ships of the Spanish Armada foundered on the reef between Tromra and Mutton Island in 1588.

[Walker Titan XL 5x4 camera with 120mm Schneider Angulon lens. Ilford FP4 Plus rated at 100 iso and developed in R09 1:100 for 30 minutes.]
   

Taken in: Ireland / Munster / Tromra (show map)

Taken on: April 16, 2021

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