Tales of Irish Castles
Tales of Irish Castles
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Tales of Irish Castles

5.0 / 10
2014
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Actor Simon Delaney explores the great stories and characters associated with the most beautiful, notorious and historical castles built across Ireland.

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Seasons

  • Norman Castles

    1.Norman Castles

    5.0
    22-06-2014

    Simon Delaney celebrates the stunning citadels of Eire. The Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century led to the mass-building of castles across the isle.

  • Don’t Mess with a Knight

    2.Don’t Mess with a Knight

    5.0
    29-06-2014

    What have the Normans ever done for us? Simon Delaney salutes the Norman knights who led a castle building spree in Eire during the 13th and 14th centuries.

  • The Fightback

    3.The Fightback

    5.0
    06-07-2014

    An educational journey around Ireland's fortresses. As Irish clans resisted Anglo-Norman settlers in the 1400s and 1500s, a new type of castle emerged: the tower house.

  • A Century Of Turmoil

    4.A Century Of Turmoil

    5.0
    13-07-2014

    Simon Delaney takes viewers to the castles - from Limerick to Kilkenny - that played integral roles in the bloodiest period of Irish history: the 17th century.

  • A Taste for Gothic

    5.A Taste for Gothic

    5.0
    20-07-2014

    With the advent of the cannon in the 18th and 19th centuries, castles such as Tullynally morphed from military strongholds into lordly family homes.

  • End of Empire

    6.End of Empire

    5.0
    27-07-2014

    As political and social unrest swept Ireland in the 20th century, debt-ridden castles fell into disrepair and into the hands of the nouveau riche.

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