Doonagore Castle

The name Doonagore derives from Irish Dún na gCorr, meaning 'fort of the hillocks.' An earlier ringfort occupied the site before Tadhg MacTurlough MacCon O'Connor constructed a castle there circa the 14th century. The current cylindrical tower house, built from distinctive sandstone quarried at Trá Leachain (Flaggy Beach) approximately 2 km to the southwest, dates from the mid-16th century and ...