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Abandoned McDermott's Castle, Ireland

The McDermott's Castle is located in County Roscommon Island. If we go into more precise details, it is located on an island on the Lake Lough Key. In the 12th century, the first castle was built on the island. But when the fire broke out in 1184, it was entirely burnt down and almost everyone living there was burned or drowned. Conchobar mac Diarmata and some of his people were among the few survivors. Another castle was then built a few years later.

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However, the McDermotts lost the island in 1586 and they ended up just abandoned it. Although ivy now covers the walls of the castle, its beauty remains. In a 2014 castle show called Moone Boy, the castle was used, and then Bob Geldof visited it in 2016 for a BBC documentary on Yeats. The Yeats adored the castle so much that they wanted to turn it into an Irish culture and heritage site.