DONEGAL CASTLE

O'Donnells

Donegal Castle

Donegal Castle is situated in Donegal Town.

The Castle was built in 1505 by the O'Donnell family who were the ruling Gaelic family in Donegal for over a thousand years and Donegal Castle was but one of several castles which the O'Donnells built.
The rectangular tower was occupied by Sir Basil Brooke after the Flight of the Earls in 1607. He transformed it by adding gables and windows and making the first floor into a banqueting hall complete with a Jacobean fireplace bearing his coat of arms. Beside the Tower Sir Basil built a southern facing manor house and reinforced the bawn-wall surrounding the Castle. The Castle has recently been renovated and is open daily from mid-June to October between the hours of 9.30am and 6.30pm. Telephone (073) 22405.

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