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Tales of Irish Castles

Tales of Irish Castles Season 1

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Season 1 Episodes

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1. Norman Castles

June 22nd, 2014

Simon Delaney celebrates the stunning citadels of Eire. The Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century led to the mass-building of castles across the isle.

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2. Don’t Mess with a Knight

June 29th, 2014

What have the Normans ever done for us? Simon Delaney salutes the Norman knights who led a castle building spree in Eire during the 13th and 14th centuries.

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3. The Fightback

July 6th, 2014

An educational journey around Ireland's fortresses. As Irish clans resisted Anglo-Norman settlers in the 1400s and 1500s, a new type of castle emerged: the tower house.

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4. A Century Of Turmoil

July 13th, 2014

Simon Delaney takes viewers to the castles - from Limerick to Kilkenny - that played integral roles in the bloodiest period of Irish history: the 17th century.

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5. A Taste for Gothic

July 20th, 2014

With the advent of the cannon in the 18th and 19th centuries, castles such as Tullynally morphed from military strongholds into lordly family homes.

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6. End of Empire

July 27th, 2014

As political and social unrest swept Ireland in the 20th century, debt-ridden castles fell into disrepair and into the hands of the nouveau riche.