Exploring Ireland's Castles

The Collins Press, 2017 Book. New. Hardcover. Whether ruined or opulent, castles have the power to fire the imagination. For almost a millennium, they have studded the Irish countryside. The concept of using building methods to protect territory was introduced from overseas in the twelfth century, when the Irish term caisleán began to appear in manuscripts. By the sixteenth century,… Read more about this item