Tales of Irish Castles
Season 1
Documenting Ireland's most historically significant structures. Presented by Simon Delaney, the series takes the audience on a journey throughout the island of Ireland, where more castles were built than in the rest of the British Isles combined.
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The political state of Ireland in the 12th century, which led to the invasion of the Normans.
S1:E1 • Jun 22, 2014 • 44m
The expansion of the Norman castle building throughout the 13th and 14th centuries.
S1:E2 • Jun 29, 2014 • 42m
The haunted castle in Leap; the first castle to be besieged by cannon fire in Maynooth; love story of Dunluce and Clonony Castle.
S1:E3 • Jul 6, 2014 • 43m
Strategic military castles in Limerick, Birr, Kilkenny and Athlone; ruins of Aughrim Castle, the site where the bloodiest battle on Irish soil took place.
S1:E4 • Jul 13, 2014 • 45m
Gothic castles include Dublin Castle, Tullynally Castle and Birr Castle -- home of one of the largest telescopes in the world; Charleville Castle undergoes rebuilding with the help of international volunteers.
S1:E5 • Jul 20, 2014 • 44m
The state of Ireland and its castles during the 19th and 20th centuries, including the personal, military, social and family stories behind the buildings.
S1:E6 • Jul 27, 2014 • 43mMore Like This
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