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- I had heard rumours about three abandoned castles in a remote field in the Irish countryside, atop a cliff over the Atlantic Ocean. I decided to see if I could find it, and followed directions from a man who pointed at a hill and said "walk 35 minutes straight in that direction".
Later on, I discovered it was built by the Irish to defend against the Normans in the 12th century.
Dunlough Castle, West Cork, Ireland.
As seen in the Netflix documentary, Sophie: Murder in West Cork (2021)
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Also I bet that would be a cool place to go metal detecting ^_^
Nice video! Just to say from your video description, it wasn't built BY the Normans, it was built by the IRISH to defend against the Normans after they invaded!
It's an O'Mahony castle, who were nobility from South Ireland and used to rule most of what is now County Cork. They were from the Eóganachta dynasty that were kings of all Munster for 800 years. But their dynasty was deep in decline having spent years fighting Vikings, rival Irish warlords and eventually the Normans. They were very navy orientated and got wealthy trading and taxing their harbors, so built 12 castles around the south coast of Ireland to help defend their land, most of them in a lot more populated areas and by ports and bays.
It's one of the first castles built by the Irish at all - previously the Irish would build mostly wooden hill fort type defenses of varying size (much like most early medieval populations did). With the shock and awe of Normans cutting into the country, this castle could be likened to 'Helms Deep' (the Riders of Rohans last defense fantasy castle from Lord of the Rings). This was very much a last defense for their existence if it came to it.
The lake is walled, cliffs on either side and a narrow path through hilly terrain would put any army attacking this spot at a huge disadvantage. Allowing even a small garrison to hold off a much larger force, just as the small force of Spartans and other Greeks held off the vast army of Persians at Thermopylae.
And indeed, it must have worked, the Normans never defeated this castle - nor did they manage to take over the lands of South west Munster in general. South west Munster were some of the last Irish royal families to eventually bend their knee to the English after hundreds of years and many rebellions.
+evulclown bla best comment I've ever got, no joke. Thank you.
I've fixed the description!
Rock on, keep up the good videos man!
Great info. Thanks for that.
Yes great info. I may just have TO rekindle that old proud O'Mahoney banner once more as a ruling kingdom in this new game I am making.
Any suggestions on if they would more prefer their main keep located down near the central seas, or a bit higher up towards those scenic mountain pines..? :)
@@veng3r663 drop the e
You always find the coolest places. I live in the oldest city in my country, (St. Augustine, Florida) and am so jealous of you - America really is so young.
hello mee too!:)
You shoulg go to Iran persia
Pfft America is young mate I live in Australia 😂 bloody nothing interesting at all here
Come to India theres are thousands of castles both small.. medium big n enormous.. you'll be astonished by their beauty architecture designs etc... that have withstood the test of time some over a thousands of years etc etc... most n majority of european castles are plain simple n boring....
@@truth6871 There are tens of thousands of castles in Europe with thousands of years of history. There are even regions named after the abundance of castles (Castille in Spain). If you think they are "plain simple n boring" you have just not researched enough and you are falling into stereotypes.
Moreover, a castle is a defensive structure made for war, so it is not meant to be decorated, but strong. If you are looking for pretty buildings, then they are just palaces or chateaus, with less history, and I tell you those are the boring ones.
Thanks for sharing a place that I will never go but you brought me there as if I was there in person. I am Irish and love the old castles. It makes you wonder what the castle looked like back in the day, and who lived there. I'm sure it was huge.
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
This would be astounding. I live in the US but seeing and exploring a castle from hundreds of years ago would be awesome
Beautiful ruins .Thaks for sharing this . I have waited along time for this .
That's more of a wall than a castle, but none the less it's still a pretty cool find.
4:22 murder hole. Defenders would use that to rain death down on attackers who managed to get into the tower.
Beautiful place!!!
with the sheeps and all.
Hmmn quite lovely.
I wonder what the rent-pe-month for staying there would run a bloke..?
*"I don't trust these old iron locks in these castles 'cause there could be traps anywhere. But let's go in anyway"*
ATTABOY!
Lovely footage. The ocean view at 7:10 is simply
a-m-a-z-i-n-g. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Man, I'd love to visit the Irish countryside one day. You just don't find this stuff in America! And if you do, it's already been turned into a tourist trap.
You were very respectful which is 100% important
Thanks bro, we have to leave things as we find them
Spain has plenty to see..some great adventures to be had.
this is the best video I could find about this amazing old castle. Thanks for posting this. Any advice to someone who might visit someday?
Thank you! It’s quite muddy on the way there so bring appropriate shoes. It’s not signposted so make sure you have a vague idea of the direction by using Google maps. Worth a visit.
All i was thinking of the whole time was Skyrim xD especially with the way the remains of the castle looked. And even with the iron gates covering the door. And with the mountain and the lake and ocean n stuff. Everything about this looked like Skyrim
I imagined when he got there
Discovered:Castle Ruins
The best video of the castle so far !!
Thanks!
You are so chill I love it thanks for this fid
I just went to explore it. The first castle is about the same as well as the second one that’s closer to the water. The third one that’s in between the others however, has an open window that you can squeeze through. Once inside you can walk up about 15 spiral steps to get to the top and see an amazing view. I wouldn’t trust the floor on the top though.
Amazing. I’d like to go back there with a drone one day, although with the wind and the nearby cliff it could be challenging.
It was built in 1207, the 13th century, not the 12th
Actually it was built in 1983 the year of the rattle snake 🐍
Awesome video! What a beautiful place. I have always wanted to visit Ireland.
Sheeeeeeeeeeep! Castle. Castle. Castle. Stunning.
such beautiful country side. very peaceful
I went to a castle in North Scotland called Urquhart Castle which is similar to this one. Its nicely kept, not abandoned.
Cha J. Saint that’s right off Loch Ness if I’m not mistaken.
Such a cool exploration! Loved the video :) subbing to you and cant wait to see more :)
Thank you so much 😁
Just subbed. Awesome video! Real video, no Hollywood bs.
very interesting, thanks for the share
Glad you enjoyed it
You can just picture the bustling life all around when the castle was at its glory.
was it just apart of one big castle they looked like they were connected by a wall at some point
Oh How Beautiful..breathtaking...
Interesting video! But why did you think it was booby trapped, or that the inner courtyard was a graveyard when it was just full of normal rock debris?
Hi Demc7. Wonderful video!! magical place. is this castle still in ruinous state? Could you tell me if you know who owns it and if you have heard that one day it could be restored? Thank you
Beatiful, you won a subscriber :D
greeting from nyc cool vid i just love ancient uk history
Yes, you've found the castle of Conner McCleod of the clan McCleod.
But.. what all did they use TO make fire in all their ovens & fireplaces ?? Because I don't see ANY trees around thereabouts for like a mile or more... O_O
That's why, they used all the wood.
@@carloscarvalho1441 lol is that true?
@@veng3r663 They used grass, cow dung, hay, twigs, etc. It isn't the coldest winters over there like in Northern USA or Canada.
did you pick up the twang in college, born a yuppy or whats the story lad ..nice video apart from that :P
I know pure tosser
Such an awesome place, I would love to visit!
Thank! Fascinating!!
Good expedition
i wonder if any red caps live or used to live there
I loved this! Subscribed
+Arcana7609 nevermind...lol already subbed
+Arcana7609 lol :D
Queria algum dia conseguir explorar lugares lindos e antigos assim!!😆
If only those walls could talk.
beautiful landscape.
wow thanks for sharing. so cool
God, that's beautiful. I wonder what it was used for.
+Zero that spider got me lol
+Lagu Zawynna rip
damn that spider got me
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+Zero Probably figureskating :P
Also, you're avatar made me think there actually was a spider on my screen... good job!
Do you have to request to tour this? A fixer upper? The wall supports lack a bit of trust from me.
I think the Young Offenders movie was filmed here
Looks interesting is there any backstory on this castle? Like who owned it? Any information online I could read?
Heres the wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlough_Castle
This is pretty interesting too: www.ireland-highlights.com/sight/Three_Castle_Head_mizen-peninsula.html
My family on my mother’s side O’Mahony (original name of Irish Immigrant Families Mahoney/Mahony) built in defense against the Normans!
these vids are pretty cool
It's Dunlough Castle. It's very old, as you can tell by how primitive the stonework is.
0:47 sounds like someone had a windy tummy
Where is the chest full of emeralds and dimond's and saddles?
nice find! what is the annoying scratchy noise? i can hear it through most of the video, sounds like a hard drive running or a dodgy case fan.
+mupps420 sound of a working DSLR camera (video mode)
That is one castle with three towers. Not 3 separate castles
Those three "castles" are guard towers.
i have a feeling that this is ileagal
So relaxing
wonderful i love ireland
At somepoint where ever he is exploring, he is going to set off a boobytrap and no one will know where he went
Finding abandoned 2011 bases on 2B2T
Hi…..thanks.... Nice stuff....I like it see ya'. *john
Did people actually live in these castles?
This is where Jon snow was born
Built by Donal O'Mahony
it looks super beautiful there like sheesh 😍
What do you mean at 3:00 there could be traps anywhere?
Hahaha I thought the same thing!
pyramids are like that-thats why you cant go in them, they are booby trapped.
looks like the coasts in Oregon
why didnt u climb up top it looked reachable
does its not a kastl, its ( forte)
Yamada Leon?
was that sonic at the start?
hehehe
That's Helms deep
Anyone watched Miss Peregrine's home of peculiar childrens? Their settings look like this.
sweet
Looks like castle from the lord of the ring movie
do more videos
there is sound at 3:24
I heard a voice
A psychophony
It kind of sounded like a man and a woman talking...
upload more!
#BoycottSupplyDrops
i was there
travel tip: do NOT visit Dublin, Ireland in November!
Why
Your house is a fucking historic momument
God sake
Those shelf areas were for larg wooden beams to hold a wooden floor
why didn't you just... I don't know... UNLATCH THE DOORS... they're not even locked. wtf?
I leave mean comments: maybe he thought the door was old and that if he opens it-it would break?