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5 3 6 2 4 1 Ireland’s Castles: Part 1 1 3 4 Birr Castle, County Offaly Did You Know? Birr was the first town in Ireland to be lit by electricity. 5 Blackrock Castle, County Cork Blackrock Castle was built in order to protect the port of Cork from pirates. Tullynally Castle, County Westmeath Tullynally means ‘the hill of the swan’ and the castle looks out over the legendary lake of the Children of Lir. 2 Glenarm Castle, County Antrim The castle once caught fire after the housekeeper kept a flame alight in her bedroom to warm a featherless parrot. 6 Ballynahinch Castle, County Galway Grace O’Malley, the fearsome pirate queen, once resided at Ballynahinch Castle. Dunluce Castle, County Antrim Before featuring in Game of Thrones as the House of Greyjoy, Dunluce Castle inspired C.S. Lewis to create Narnia’s Cair Paravel.
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4Birr Castle, County OffalyDid You Know? Birr was the first town
in Ireland to be lit by electricity.
5 Blackrock Castle, County CorkBlackrock Castle was built in order toprotect the port of Cork from pirates.
Tullynally Castle, County WestmeathTullynally means ‘the hill of the swan’ andthe castle looks out over the legendary lakeof the Children of Lir.
2Glenarm Castle, County AntrimThe castle once caught fire after the
housekeeper kept a flame alight in herbedroom to warm a featherless parrot.
6Ballynahinch Castle, County GalwayGrace O’Malley, the fearsome pirate queen,
once resided at Ballynahinch Castle.
Dunluce Castle, County AntrimBefore featuring in Game of Thrones as theHouse of Greyjoy, Dunluce Castle inspiredC.S. Lewis to create Narnia’s Cair Paravel.
