Irish castle

Donegal Castle is a castle located in County Donegal, in the Irish province of Ulster. The castle dates to the 15th century, when it was constructed by the O’Donnell clan. The clan, however, lost Donegal Castle to the English during the 17th century. From the 18th century onwards, the castle was only intermittently occupied and gradually fell into ruins. It was only towards the end of the 20th century that restoration of Donegal Castle, or more precisely, the castle keep, began. The manor house has yet to be restored. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"53462","attributes":{"alt":"A section of Donegal Castle, which remains without a roof. Credit: Ioannis Syrigos","class":"media-image","height":"407","style":"width: 610px; height: 407px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] A section of Donegal Castle, which remains without a roof. Credit: Ioannis Syrigos Early Donegal