What is the Irish name for the castle that was occupied by the MacDonnells?
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Glenarm Dating back to Norman times, the village is the family seat of the MacDonnells, who once occupied Dunluce Castle on the north coast. The village is now a Conservation Area, and its main street (Altmore Street) leads directly to Glenarm Forest, from which can be seen Glenarm Castle, on the far bank of the little river which runs through the village to the sea. The imposing entrance to Glenarm Castle, the Barbican Gate, is at the heart of the village. The Castle dates from 1750, with early 19th century alterations. Glenarm claims to be the oldest town in Ulster, having been granted a charter in the 12th century. The Barbican Gate to Glenarm Castle was restored by the Irish Landmark Trust, a conservation charity that saves buildings that are at risk of being lost.
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Dunluce Castle Dunluce Castle (from Irish: "Dún Libhse" ) is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. The castle is surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side, which may have been an important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood.
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Dungannon Castle Dungannon Castle was a castle at Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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Donegal Donegal or Donegal Town ( or ; Irish: "Dún na nGall" , meaning "fort of the foreigners" ) is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. The name was historically written in English as 'Dunnagall' or 'Dunagall'. Donegal gave its name to County Donegal, although Lifford is now the county town. From the 1470s until the very early 17th century, Donegal was the 'capital' of Tyrconnell (Irish: "Tír Chonaill" ), a Gaelic kingdom controlled by the O'Donnell dynasty of the Northern Uí Néill. Donegal sits at the mouth of the River Eske and Donegal Bay, which is overshadowed by the Blue Stack Mountains ('the Croaghs'). The town is bypassed by the N15 and N56 roads. The centre of the town, known as The Diamond, is a hub for music, poetic and cultural gatherings in the area.
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O'Dea Castle O'Dea Castle, also known as Dysert O'Dea Castle, is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle at Dysert O'Dea (Irish: "Dísert" , meaning "hermitage" ), the former O'Dea clan stronghold, 5 km from Corofin, County Clare just off the R476 road. It was built between 1470 and 1490 by Diarmaid O'Dea, Lord of Cineal Fearmaic, and stands some 50 ft high on a limestone outcrop base measuring 20 by . The tower is adjacent to Dysert O'Dea Monastery.
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Killeen Castle, Castlegar Killeen Castle is a 17th-century castle at Killeen, in Castlegar, County Galway, on the western coast of Ireland.
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Fanning's Castle Fanning's Castle (Irish: "Caisleán Uí Fhionáin" ), also called Whitamore's Castle, is the remains of a tower house and National Monument located in Limerick, Ireland.
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Moycarkey Castle Moycarkey Castle, in Moycarky townland, County Tipperary, is a tower-house located inside a large rectangular bawn with round flanking towers at the north-eastern and south-western corners. The entrance to the tower-house is protected by a double murder-hole.
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Newcastle, South Dublin Newcastle (Irish: "An Caisleán Nua" ) is a village in south-west South Dublin, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of the same name. It was the location of the castle of the barony, which in historical and official documents is described as Newcastle-Lyons. The area is still primarily rural in nature.
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Coleraine Castle Coleraine Castle was a castle situated at Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Originally constructed sometime in the 12th century, it was controlled by Thomas of Galloway and besieged by Hugh de Lacy with the King of Tir Eoghain, Aed O'Neill and destroyed the castle. The castle was rebuilt by Justiciar of Ireland, John FitzGeoffrey in 1248.
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Blarney Castle Blarney Castle (Irish: "Caisleán na Blarnan" ) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland, and the River Martin. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle.
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Osraige Osraige, also known as Osraighe or Ossory (modern Irish: "Osraí" ), was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising most of present-day County Kilkenny and western County Laois. The home of the Osraige people, it existed from around the first century until the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. It was ruled by the Dál Birn dynasts, whose medieval descendants assumed the surname Mac Giolla Phádraig. The name survives in the Catholic Diocese of Ossory, established in the 5th century, which continues to use roughly the same borders.
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Loughrea Castle Loughrea Castle was a castle located in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland. The castle was built by Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connaught in 1236. The town of Loughrea was later fortified with a town wall, gates and a moat to the north, east and west, with Lough Rea as a natural defence to the south.
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Tinnakill Castle Tinnakill Castle (Irish: "Tigh na Coille" , English: House of the Wood ), also known as Tynekill, is a ruined castle in the parish of Coolbanagher, in the Barony of Portnahinch, County Laois, Leinster, Ireland. The castle was built in c.1450 by Eoin Carragh MacDonnell (John the scabbed), on the site of a previous castle.
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Slane Castle Slane Castle is located in the town of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland. The castle has been the family home of the Conyngham family since the 18th century.
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Corluddy Castle Corluddy Castle is located in County Kilkenny close to the village of Carrigeen.
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Ballycastle Castle Ballycastle Castle was a castle located at Ballycastle in County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
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Parkavonear Castle Parkavonear Castle is a 13th-century Anglo-Norman ruin in Aghadoe in Ireland, overlooking the lakes of Killarney. It was built following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169.
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Kinlough Castle Kinlough Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.
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Burt Castle Burt Castle is a ruined castle located close to Newtowncunningham and Burt, County Donegal, Ireland. Historically it was sometimes spelt as Birt Castle. It is also known by the name O'Doherty's Castle, and should not be mistaken for O'Doherty's Castle near Buncrana.
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Granuaile's Castle Granuaile's Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Clare Island, Ireland.
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Kinbane Castle Kinbane Castle ("Caislen Ceinn Bán, White Head Castle, Kenbane Castle") is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a long, narrow limestone headland projecting into the sea, approximately 5 km from Ballycastle on the road to Ballintoy. The name Kinbane means White Head and refers to the white limestone on which the castle stands. Not much of the castle remains, and the path up to it is narrow and stepped. Kinbane Castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Cregganboy, in Moyle District Council area, at grid ref: D0876 4383. The area surrounding Kinbane Castle is a Scheduled Historic Monument, grid ref: D0879 4381. The site also has views of Rathlin Island and Dunagregor Iron Age fort.