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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 last family to live at Bunratty Castle, prior to its purchase and restoration, was the family of Marcus Welsh, cousin of the Studderts, who moved there from Kilrush, after some of the buildings at Scragh House were burnt down, round about 1880. The castle was already in a semi-ruinous state and at least partly unroofed.
Today, the castle is used as a venue for weddings and medieval banquets and offers guided tours. [2] Dating from 1817, the 1.248-acre (0.505 ha) garden is now restored to its former state. The walls of the garden have been refurnished with climbing roses, grapevines and many varieties of clematis. [citation needed]
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