Superbly set above a crossing of the River Nore, this
great Norman castle has undergone many alterations over the
centuries. Strongbow built a castle here as early as 1172
but this structure was destroyed by Donald O'Brien, King of
Thomond. It was rebuilt in stone between 1204 and 1213 by
Strongbow's son-in-law and successor, William Marshall, Earl
of Pembroke.