Keep motorway wellclear of historic castle

I AM currently touring Ireland in the rain.

Keep motorway wellclear of historic castle

While staying at Coppeen in west Cork I travelled across the Gearagh, up over the hill to Sleveen and west towards Coolea. I viewed in the distance the magnificent Tower House at Carrigaphooca, standing in solitary splendour in a romantic valley.

Carrigaphooca Castle stands as a sentinel in the valley and as a proud symbol of Irish history, which is what I expect to see as a visitor.

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