Tales of Irish Castles

Synopsis

Actor Simon Delaney explores the great stories and characters associated with the most beautiful, notorious and historical castles built across Ireland.

First Air Date: 2014-06-22

Last Air Date: 2014-07-27

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: TV3

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Top Cast

Simon Delaney as N/A
Sammy Leslie as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Norman Castles (2014-06-22)

Simon Delaney celebrates the stunning citadels of Eire. The Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century led to the mass-building of castles across the isle.
Ep. 2: Don’t Mess with a Knight (2014-06-29)

What have the Normans ever done for us? Simon Delaney salutes the Norman knights who led a castle building spree in Eire during the 13th and 14th centuries.
Ep. 3: The Fightback (2014-07-06)

An educational journey around Ireland's fortresses. As Irish clans resisted Anglo-Norman settlers in the 1400s and 1500s, a new type of castle emerged: the tower house.
Ep. 4: A Century Of Turmoil (2014-07-13)

Simon Delaney takes viewers to the castles - from Limerick to Kilkenny - that played integral roles in the bloodiest period of Irish history: the 17th century.
Ep. 5: A Taste for Gothic (2014-07-20)

With the advent of the cannon in the 18th and 19th centuries, castles such as Tullynally morphed from military strongholds into lordly family homes.
Ep. 6: End of Empire (2014-07-27)

As political and social unrest swept Ireland in the 20th century, debt-ridden castles fell into disrepair and into the hands of the nouveau riche.