Bun Raite

Bunratty's name derives from the Irish "Bun Raite," meaning "mouth of the Raite," referring to the river's confluence with the Shannon Estuary. The site has a complex layered history spanning from the Viking period through the modern era. A Viking trading camp is believed to have been established in the 10th century, which Brian Boru destroyed in 977 according to the Annals of the Four Masters,...