Also I bet that would be a cool place to go metal detecting ^_^

Nice video! Just to say from your video description, it wasn't built BY the Normans, it was built by the IRISH to defend against the Normans after they invaded! It's an O'Mahony castle, who were nobility from South Ireland and used to rule most of what is now County Cork. They were from the Eóganachta dynasty that were kings of all Munster for 800 years. But their dynasty was deep in decline having spent years fighting Vikings, rival Irish warlords and eventually the Normans. They were very navy orientated and got wealthy trading and taxing their harbors, so built 12 castles around the south coast of Ireland to help defend their land, most of them in a lot more populated areas and by ports and bays. It's one of the first castles built by the Irish at all - previously the Irish would build mostly wooden hill fort type defenses of varying size (much like most early medieval populations did). With the shock and awe of Normans cutting into the country, this castle could be likened to 'Helms Deep' (the Riders of Rohans last defense fantasy castle from Lord of the Rings). This was very much a last defense for their existence if it came to it. The lake is walled, cliffs on either side and a narrow path through hilly terrain would put any army attacking this spot at a huge disadvantage. Allowing even a small garrison to hold off a much larger force, just as the small force of Spartans and other Greeks held off the vast army of Persians at Thermopylae. And indeed, it must have worked, the Normans never defeated this castle - nor did they manage to take over the lands of South west Munster in general. South west Munster were some of the last Irish royal families to eventually bend their knee to the English after hundreds of years and many rebellions.

You always find the coolest places. I live in the oldest city in my country, (St. Augustine, Florida) and am so jealous of you - America really is so young.

Thanks for sharing a place that I will never go but you brought me there as if I was there in person. I am Irish and love the old castles. It makes you wonder what the castle looked like back in the day, and who lived there. I'm sure it was huge.

4:22 murder hole. Defenders would use that to rain death down on attackers who managed to get into the tower.

This would be astounding. I live in the US but seeing and exploring a castle from hundreds of years ago would be awesome

Beautiful place!!! with the sheeps and all.

Beautiful ruins .Thaks for sharing this . I have waited along time for this .

That's more of a wall than a castle, but none the less it's still a pretty cool find.

Lovely footage. The ocean view at 7:10 is simply a-m-a-z-i-n-g. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

*"I don't trust these old iron locks in these castles 'cause there could be traps anywhere. But let's go in anyway"* ATTABOY!

Man, I'd love to visit the Irish countryside one day. You just don't find this stuff in America! And if you do, it's already been turned into a tourist trap.

You were very respectful which is 100% important

Awesome video! What a beautiful place. I have always wanted to visit Ireland.

All i was thinking of the whole time was Skyrim xD especially with the way the remains of the castle looked. And even with the iron gates covering the door. And with the mountain and the lake and ocean n stuff. Everything about this looked like Skyrim

You are so chill I love it thanks for this fid

Just subbed. Awesome video! Real video, no Hollywood bs.

such beautiful country side. very peaceful

Spain has plenty to see..some great adventures to be had.

The best video of the castle so far !!

Oh How Beautiful..breathtaking...

Beatiful, you won a subscriber :D

Such an awesome place, I would love to visit!

Such a cool exploration! Loved the video :) subbing to you and cant wait to see more :)

Thank! Fascinating!!

I just went to explore it. The first castle is about the same as well as the second one that’s closer to the water. The third one that’s in between the others however, has an open window that you can squeeze through. Once inside you can walk up about 15 spiral steps to get to the top and see an amazing view. I wouldn’t trust the floor on the top though.

greeting from nyc cool vid i just love ancient uk history

wow thanks for sharing. so cool

beautiful landscape.

this is the best video I could find about this amazing old castle. Thanks for posting this. Any advice to someone who might visit someday?

Hi Demc7. Wonderful video!! magical place. is this castle still in ruinous state? Could you tell me if you know who owns it and if you have heard that one day it could be restored? Thank you

very interesting, thanks for the share

I went to a castle in North Scotland called Urquhart Castle which is similar to this one. Its nicely kept, not abandoned.

You can just picture the bustling life all around when the castle was at its glory.

these vids are pretty cool

Sheeeeeeeeeeep! Castle. Castle. Castle. Stunning.

It was built in 1207, the 13th century, not the 12th

Good expedition

Queria algum dia conseguir explorar lugares lindos e antigos assim!!😆

I loved this! Subscribed

was it just apart of one big castle they looked like they were connected by a wall at some point

So relaxing

Interesting video! But why did you think it was booby trapped, or that the inner courtyard was a graveyard when it was just full of normal rock debris?

Those shelf areas were for larg wooden beams to hold a wooden floor

wonderful i love ireland

Yes, you've found the castle of Conner McCleod of the clan McCleod.

i wonder if any red caps live or used to live there

it looks super beautiful there like sheesh 😍

Hi…..thanks.... Nice stuff....I like it see ya'. *john

nice find! what is the annoying scratchy noise? i can hear it through most of the video, sounds like a hard drive running or a dodgy case fan.

Where is the chest full of emeralds and dimond's and saddles?

Looks interesting is there any backstory on this castle? Like who owned it? Any information online I could read?

0:47 sounds like someone had a windy tummy

God, that's beautiful. I wonder what it was used for.

If only those walls could talk.

did you pick up the twang in college, born a yuppy or whats the story lad ..nice video apart from that :P

Do you have to request to tour this? A fixer upper? The wall supports lack a bit of trust from me.

looks like the coasts in Oregon

why didnt u climb up top it looked reachable

Did people actually live in these castles?

I think the Young Offenders movie was filmed here

Yamada Leon?

upload more!

That is one castle with three towers. Not 3 separate castles

Finding abandoned 2011 bases on 2B2T

was that sonic at the start?

sweet

What do you mean at 3:00 there could be traps anywhere?

That's Helms deep

do more videos

Those three "castles" are guard towers.

i was there

why didn't you just... I don't know... UNLATCH THE DOORS... they're not even locked. wtf?

At somepoint where ever he is exploring, he is going to set off a boobytrap and no one will know where he went

i have a feeling that this is ileagal

does its not a kastl, its ( forte)

This is where Jon snow was born

Looks like castle from the lord of the ring movie

Built by Donal O'Mahony

there is sound at 3:24

Anyone watched Miss Peregrine's home of peculiar childrens? Their settings look like this.

It's Dunlough Castle. It's very old, as you can tell by how primitive the stonework is.

travel tip: do NOT visit Dublin, Ireland in November!

#BoycottSupplyDrops

God sake

Your house is a fucking historic momument