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Roscommon Castle - a ruin, but one you can get into
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Big towers, and a sheepy meadow outside
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They let us go inside, but only through a safe entrance
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Broken tower
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Unbroken tower
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Gatehouse and entrance
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Stairs and ramp to the entrance. The ramp is nice for those in wheelchairs, but the inside is grass. On the other hand, even people on their feet can't get into anything.
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One of the corner towers
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Murder hole in the ceiling of the gatehouse
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Again, toward the bottom of the picture
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What remains of the interior buildings. Lots of windows, so it must have been pleasant to live there.
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Another building
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Part of the living quarters
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Part of the living quarters
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Closed off stairs
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Stairs that aren't closed off, but they don't go anywhere, either.
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Main living area
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Sort of surprising the damage is all inside, and not to the external walls.
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Bits of missing rooms
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Another nice section of ruins
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Short stairs to someplace
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Part of the living quarters
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Closed off stairs
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Possibly a guardroom with an arrow slit
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More ruins
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One of the corner towers
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The central block, the arch marks the castle's entrance
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More ruins
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Another look
Athlone
Athlone Castle, closed for the season, and we got to town just before dark
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It looks nice from across the river.