Towers in Ireland

Discover 9 unusual towers in Ireland.

Ardroe, Ireland

Rattoo Round Tower

This is the only surviving complete round tower in County Kerry, dating to the 13th century.

Spire of Lloyd

“Ireland’s only inland lighthouse” is not actually a lighthouse at all.

The Four-Faced Liar

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.

Galway City, Ireland

Fishery Watchtower Museum

Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.

Inside the ruins of the old priory.

Kilkenny, Ireland

Kells Priory

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Baltimore Beacon.

Baltimore Beacon

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.

Thoor Ballylee in Ireland.

Galway, Ireland

Thoor Ballylee

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

Kilmacduagh round tower in the burren Ireland

Galway, Ireland

Kilmacduagh Round Tower

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

The Round Tower of Glendalough

Wicklow, Ireland

The Round Tower of Glendalough

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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