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Dromoland Castle Golf Club
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Yvonne
June 25, 2017
Beautiful Golf Club in a wonderful estate
Mary Ann
June 1, 2016
Dromoland Castle is perfect place to walk around and its free entrance its a hotel and beside the hotel if you fancy some coffee and drinks the price is right.
Olive
April 6, 2022
Dromoland Castle Hotel is one of the most famous baronial castles in Ireland. It was the ancestral home of the O’Briens—the Barons of Inchiquin—who are one of the few native Gaelic families to possess a royal Irish heritage. They are direct descendants of Brian Boroimhe, the High King of Ireland during the 11th century. Also known as “Brian Boru,” he is renowned today for his defeat of the Danes in 1014. The structure was then thoroughly rebuilt when the O’Briens surrendered to King Henry VIII in the 16th century. As such, the family became known as the Barons of Inchiquin and the Earls of Thomond. This historic building and its surrounding houses were known by locals as “Dromoland” for centuries. The word “Dromoland” translates in English as “Hill of Litigation.” The first mention of Dromoland in any records was in the will of Murrough O’Brien in 1551. He relied upon a traditional Gaelic system of inheritance for passing down titles and property known as Tanistry. Murrough O’Brien had been given the title Earl of Thomond by Henry VIII and bequeathed the castle to his son, Dermod. The land and the homes built upon it remained in the family for six generations, with several disputes taking place over their ownership during that time. By 1795, Sir Edward O’Brien became the owner of Dromoland Castle. He oversaw renovations to the main house that lasted well into the 1800s. Its new Gothic Revival-style designs were done by James and George Pain, who were students of English architect John Nash. The restoration finally concluded in 1835. One visitor at the time described Dromoland Castle as, “a superb edifice in the castellated style…surrounded by an extensive and richly wooded demesne.” And another felt it was, “built entirely of dark blue limestone and in fine chiseled workmanship.” Although quarried on the estate itself, the cost of cutting and hauling its stone proved enormous. The castle was the birthplace of William Smith O’Brien in 1803. He would become a champion of oppressed Irish farmers as an adult, leading the Young Irelanders rebellion against British authority in 1848. After the forced sale of the estate’s tenant farmlands in 1921, the leaders of the fledgling Irish Free State marked Dromoland Castle for destruction. Locals succeeded in reversing that decision though, arguing that the O’Briens had been fair and benevolent landlords. For more than a decade, Dromoland was supported by the personal wealth of the Baron Lucius O’Brien’s widow, Lady Ethel Inchiquin. Her portrait hangs near the staircase in the Castle’s main hall in honor of her stewardship. In 1962, Donough O’Brien sold Dromoland Castle and its surrounding land to American industrialist Bernard P. McDonough. McDonough then converted the castle into a luxurious boutique hotel. The current Baron Inchiquin, Conor O’Brien, continues to live in a nearby manor known as the Thomond House. He and his family still operate parts of the historical demesne as a sporting and leisure estate. Adjacent to the main building is The Queen Anne Court, a quadrangle constructed by Sir Edward O’Brien in 1736. The most recent additions to the Dromoland Castle Hotel include the spectacular Moriarty Wing, which appeared on the grounds in 1998.
Dromoland Castle Hotel is one of the most famous baronial castles in Ireland. It was the ancestral home of the O’Briens—the Barons of Inchiquin—who are one of the few native Gaelic families to possess a royal Irish heritage. They are direct descendants of Brian Boroimhe, the High King of Ireland dur…
Clodagh
February 9, 2019
A stunningly beautiful Irish Parkland golf course which surrounds a 15th century Irish medieval castle
Anna
January 21, 2016
Address: Newmarket on Fergus, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare Phone:(061) 368 444
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Newmarket on Fergus, CE
Dromoland