Also I bet that would be a cool place to go metal detecting ^_^

Nice video! Just to say from your video description, it wasn't built BY the Normans, it was built by the IRISH to defend against the Normans after they invaded! It's an O'Mahony castle, who were nobility from South Ireland and used to rule most of what is now County Cork. They were from the Eóganachta dynasty that were kings of all Munster for 800 years. But their dynasty was deep in decline having spent years fighting Vikings, rival Irish warlords and eventually the Normans. They were very navy orientated and got wealthy trading and taxing their harbors, so built 12 castles around the south coast of Ireland to help defend their land, most of them in a lot more populated areas and by ports and bays. It's one of the first castles built by the Irish at all - previously the Irish would build mostly wooden hill fort type defenses of varying size (much like most early medieval populations did). With the shock and awe of Normans cutting into the country, this castle could be likened to 'Helms Deep' (the Riders of Rohans last defense fantasy castle from Lord of the Rings). This was very much a last defense for their existence if it came to it. The lake is walled, cliffs on either side and a narrow path through hilly terrain would put any army attacking this spot at a huge disadvantage. Allowing even a small garrison to hold off a much larger force, just as the small force of Spartans and other Greeks held off the vast army of Persians at Thermopylae. And indeed, it must have worked, the Normans never defeated this castle - nor did they manage to take over the lands of South west Munster in general. South west Munster were some of the last Irish royal families to eventually bend their knee to the English after hundreds of years and many rebellions.

@demc7

8 жыл бұрын

+evulclown bla best comment I've ever got, no joke. Thank you. I've fixed the description!

@evulclown

8 жыл бұрын

Rock on, keep up the good videos man!

@nellz72

7 жыл бұрын

Great info. Thanks for that.

@veng3r663

6 жыл бұрын

Yes great info. I may just have TO rekindle that old proud O'Mahoney banner once more as a ruling kingdom in this new game I am making. Any suggestions on if they would more prefer their main keep located down near the central seas, or a bit higher up towards those scenic mountain pines..? :)

@michaelo1907

Жыл бұрын

@@veng3r663 drop the e

You always find the coolest places. I live in the oldest city in my country, (St. Augustine, Florida) and am so jealous of you - America really is so young.

@colecoley3473

7 жыл бұрын

hello mee too!:)

@SweetOne968

5 жыл бұрын

You shoulg go to Iran persia

@shush3428

3 жыл бұрын

Pfft America is young mate I live in Australia 😂 bloody nothing interesting at all here

@truth6871

3 жыл бұрын

Come to India theres are thousands of castles both small.. medium big n enormous.. you'll be astonished by their beauty architecture designs etc... that have withstood the test of time some over a thousands of years etc etc... most n majority of european castles are plain simple n boring....

@oscarmontesan0

3 жыл бұрын

​@@truth6871 There are tens of thousands of castles in Europe with thousands of years of history. There are even regions named after the abundance of castles (Castille in Spain). If you think they are "plain simple n boring" you have just not researched enough and you are falling into stereotypes. Moreover, a castle is a defensive structure made for war, so it is not meant to be decorated, but strong. If you are looking for pretty buildings, then they are just palaces or chateaus, with less history, and I tell you those are the boring ones.

Thanks for sharing a place that I will never go but you brought me there as if I was there in person. I am Irish and love the old castles. It makes you wonder what the castle looked like back in the day, and who lived there. I'm sure it was huge.

@demc7

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

This would be astounding. I live in the US but seeing and exploring a castle from hundreds of years ago would be awesome

4:22 murder hole. Defenders would use that to rain death down on attackers who managed to get into the tower.

Beautiful ruins .Thaks for sharing this . I have waited along time for this .

Beautiful place!!! with the sheeps and all.

@veng3r663

6 жыл бұрын

Hmmn quite lovely. I wonder what the rent-pe-month for staying there would run a bloke..?

You were very respectful which is 100% important

@demc7

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, we have to leave things as we find them

Lovely footage. The ocean view at 7:10 is simply a-m-a-z-i-n-g. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

That's more of a wall than a castle, but none the less it's still a pretty cool find.

Man, I'd love to visit the Irish countryside one day. You just don't find this stuff in America! And if you do, it's already been turned into a tourist trap.

*"I don't trust these old iron locks in these castles 'cause there could be traps anywhere. But let's go in anyway"* ATTABOY!

Spain has plenty to see..some great adventures to be had.

You are so chill I love it thanks for this fid

Awesome video! What a beautiful place. I have always wanted to visit Ireland.

All i was thinking of the whole time was Skyrim xD especially with the way the remains of the castle looked. And even with the iron gates covering the door. And with the mountain and the lake and ocean n stuff. Everything about this looked like Skyrim

@user-oz1ut2rd2o

4 жыл бұрын

I imagined when he got there Discovered:Castle Ruins

Thank! Fascinating!!

Just subbed. Awesome video! Real video, no Hollywood bs.

this is the best video I could find about this amazing old castle. Thanks for posting this. Any advice to someone who might visit someday?

@demc7

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s quite muddy on the way there so bring appropriate shoes. It’s not signposted so make sure you have a vague idea of the direction by using Google maps. Worth a visit.

such beautiful country side. very peaceful

Beatiful, you won a subscriber :D

Oh How Beautiful..breathtaking...

Such an awesome place, I would love to visit!

wow thanks for sharing. so cool

Such a cool exploration! Loved the video :) subbing to you and cant wait to see more :)

@demc7

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😁

The best video of the castle so far !!

@demc7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

greeting from nyc cool vid i just love ancient uk history

beautiful landscape.

very interesting, thanks for the share

@demc7

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I went to a castle in North Scotland called Urquhart Castle which is similar to this one. Its nicely kept, not abandoned.

@mattg-xy8jr

4 жыл бұрын

Cha J. Saint that’s right off Loch Ness if I’m not mistaken.

Hi Demc7. Wonderful video!! magical place. is this castle still in ruinous state? Could you tell me if you know who owns it and if you have heard that one day it could be restored? Thank you

It was built in 1207, the 13th century, not the 12th

@MinoritiesRlazy

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it was built in 1983 the year of the rattle snake 🐍

You can just picture the bustling life all around when the castle was at its glory.

these vids are pretty cool

Sheeeeeeeeeeep! Castle. Castle. Castle. Stunning.

So relaxing

Good expedition

Queria algum dia conseguir explorar lugares lindos e antigos assim!!😆

I loved this! Subscribed

@Lamia7609

8 жыл бұрын

+Arcana7609 nevermind...lol already subbed

@ayse14

8 жыл бұрын

+Arcana7609 lol :D

Interesting video! But why did you think it was booby trapped, or that the inner courtyard was a graveyard when it was just full of normal rock debris?

was it just apart of one big castle they looked like they were connected by a wall at some point

wonderful i love ireland

Those shelf areas were for larg wooden beams to hold a wooden floor

Yes, you've found the castle of Conner McCleod of the clan McCleod.

@veng3r663

6 жыл бұрын

But.. what all did they use TO make fire in all their ovens & fireplaces ?? Because I don't see ANY trees around thereabouts for like a mile or more... O_O

@carloscarvalho1441

6 жыл бұрын

That's why, they used all the wood.

@dnagoatgaming1159

5 жыл бұрын

@@carloscarvalho1441 lol is that true?

@spadina6234

5 жыл бұрын

@@veng3r663 They used grass, cow dung, hay, twigs, etc. It isn't the coldest winters over there like in Northern USA or Canada.

If only those walls could talk.

nice find! what is the annoying scratchy noise? i can hear it through most of the video, sounds like a hard drive running or a dodgy case fan.

@partizanets

8 жыл бұрын

+mupps420 sound of a working DSLR camera (video mode)

it looks super beautiful there like sheesh 😍

Hi…..thanks.... Nice stuff....I like it see ya'. *john

i wonder if any red caps live or used to live there

Looks interesting is there any backstory on this castle? Like who owned it? Any information online I could read?

@xXSUPREMEMASTERXx

8 жыл бұрын

Heres the wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlough_Castle This is pretty interesting too: www.ireland-highlights.com/sight/Three_Castle_Head_mizen-peninsula.html

@jacobpeters3659

5 жыл бұрын

My family on my mother’s side O’Mahony (original name of Irish Immigrant Families Mahoney/Mahony) built in defense against the Normans!

God, that's beautiful. I wonder what it was used for.

@civicboy227

8 жыл бұрын

+Zero that spider got me lol

@surpuppan3833

8 жыл бұрын

+Lagu Zawynna rip

@Nothingisavailableman

8 жыл бұрын

damn that spider got me

@Nothingisavailableman

8 жыл бұрын

+

@pco1984

8 жыл бұрын

+Zero Probably figureskating :P Also, you're avatar made me think there actually was a spider on my screen... good job!

sweet

0:47 sounds like someone had a windy tummy

Finding abandoned 2011 bases on 2B2T

did you pick up the twang in college, born a yuppy or whats the story lad ..nice video apart from that :P

@seancarroll6511

2 жыл бұрын

I know pure tosser

I think the Young Offenders movie was filmed here

looks like the coasts in Oregon

Where is the chest full of emeralds and dimond's and saddles?

Do you have to request to tour this? A fixer upper? The wall supports lack a bit of trust from me.

What do you mean at 3:00 there could be traps anywhere?

@saighdiuiranaithnid9719

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I thought the same thing!

@ItsHDFrostyv2

7 жыл бұрын

pyramids are like that-thats why you cant go in them, they are booby trapped.

That is one castle with three towers. Not 3 separate castles

i have a feeling that this is ileagal

upload more!

Those three "castles" are guard towers.

At somepoint where ever he is exploring, he is going to set off a boobytrap and no one will know where he went

This is where Jon snow was born

That's Helms deep

Yamada Leon?

i was there

Did people actually live in these castles?

was that sonic at the start?

@georgie3593

8 жыл бұрын

hehehe

why didnt u climb up top it looked reachable

Built by Donal O'Mahony

do more videos

why didn't you just... I don't know... UNLATCH THE DOORS... they're not even locked. wtf?

@pinkanimations5391

5 жыл бұрын

I leave mean comments: maybe he thought the door was old and that if he opens it-it would break?

Anyone watched Miss Peregrine's home of peculiar childrens? Their settings look like this.

Looks like castle from the lord of the ring movie

does its not a kastl, its ( forte)

#BoycottSupplyDrops

God sake

there is sound at 3:24

@snr_matt1002

8 жыл бұрын

I heard a voice

@carlosmunoz7118

6 жыл бұрын

A psychophony

@padraigosuilleabhain2058

6 жыл бұрын

It kind of sounded like a man and a woman talking...

It's Dunlough Castle. It's very old, as you can tell by how primitive the stonework is.

travel tip: do NOT visit Dublin, Ireland in November!

@lopezcool976

4 жыл бұрын

Why

Your house is a fucking historic momument