After Kilfenora, we headed to see one of the most important strongholds of the O'Briens in the Burren. It was originally a tower house and then the semi-fortified house was built on to it.
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| Tower House on the Right, Semi-Fortified House on the Left |
A lot of the work on this house was paid for by the wife of Conor O'Brien, Maire Rua. She actually appears to be a bit of a black widow figure. She had several rich husbands, I think maybe four or five, all of whom died. She also married whoever seemed to be in power at the time. There are some local legends that the large windows were for her to push her husbands out of.
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| Cute Donkey |
After seeing Laemaneh, it was finally time for lunch. We were all starving, but I got to try bangers and mash for the first time and it was delicious! Also by the place for lunch were a few cute donkeys.
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