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Cahir Castle - larger than I had expected, and with lots of towers to explore
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The castle through the trees
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Very nice castle
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Big and well designed
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Lots of towers and walls
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The square towers are probably older than the round ones
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Impressive
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Loopholes on the walls
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Near the top of the wall are holes for the support beams for the hoardings
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Very decorative machiolations over the gate
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Another view
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Looking through the gate at the gate to the inner courtyard
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The keep and the hall
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The entrance is again one flight up
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"Warning, unprotected stairs" Yup, though the hand rail does help
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The keep and the hall
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Other buildings
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The keep
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Another staircase with a warning sign, even more dangerous
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Murder hole (machiolation) over door. The metal grill is modern
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Round tower, small enough to hold a spiral staircase
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Model of the castle
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Model of the castle
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Model of the castle
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Small tower on the grounds
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Fireplace
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Inside the great hall
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Very nice wooden ceiling
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Window with shutters
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Every Irish castle should have the antlers from an Irish elk. Which is not particularly Irish, nor an elk, and which died out long before anyone built any castles in Ireland. But it looks nice.
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Fireplace and electric heaters
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A garderobe, in a rather large side room
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Too low for a fireplace. Way too low for a door or window.
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Windows
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View of the town from the castle
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The winch for the portcullis
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An old gate
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Another gate with machiolation
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Watchtower
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The tower door from the last picture, seen through a loophole
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Outside looking at the size of the place
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The River Suir
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A sturdy bridge
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Down to the well tower
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Farther down
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Interesting, but I don't remember what it is
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You can't have a door without a machiolation overhead
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Another view of the keep
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Another view of the keep
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Another view of the keep
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More dangerous stairs, and not even a handrail in sight
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A couple of arrowslits
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One end of the keep