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Bunratty Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhun Raithe) is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the centre of Bunratty village, by the N18 road between Limerick and Ennis, near Shannon Town and its airport. The castle and the adjoining folk park are run by Shannon Heritage as tourist attractions.
Bunratty (Irish: Bun na Raite, meaning "end of the Raite" [2]) is a village in County Clare, Ireland, near Bunratty Castle. It is connected by the N18 road to Limerick and Galway . The Raite river defines the parish's eastern boundary and flows into the Shannon Estuary , which defines the southern boundary.
The portion in County Clare was in the barony of Bunratty Lower, and was known as the Kilquane district. It contains the village of Ardnacrusha. The parish is 4 by 2.5 miles (6.4 by 4.0 km) and covers 722 acres (292 ha) of the borough, 793 acres (321 ha) of Clanwilliam and 3,894 acres (1,576 ha) of Bunratty. [2]
Quin (Irish: Cuinche, meaning 'Arbutus' [2]) is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. The main attraction in the vicinity is Quin Abbey, the ruins of Franciscan friary, which is open to the public. Although roofless ...
Ardcroney, officially Ardcrony (Irish: Ard Cróine, meaning 'Cronia's height'), [1] is a village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Nenagh. It also forms a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower. It is halfway between Nenagh and Borrisokane on the N52 road.
The English rendering of the name 'Newmarket-on-Fergus' probably owes its origin to the fact that an older 'Market' at nearby Bunratty (on the Ogarney River) predated the 'newer' market located at the village and hence Newmarket-on-Fergus; there is also a popular myth attributing the name-change to Lord Inchiqin who supposedly renamed the village after the famous racecourse, and following a ...
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In the special, Paul Lynde is taken to Margaret Hamilton's sister's house and a photo of a scary castle is shown with ominous music for comedic effect. The image used was of Bunratty Castle, in County Clare Ireland, as the home of Witchiepoo. The castle was renamed 'Gloomsbury Castle' for comedic purpose but not actually filmed there.