A message from archaeologist and Castleisland Castle documentary maker, Rob McGuire expresses his delight and announces that conservation works have commenced on the ruins of the castle over the past couple of weeks. Since the abandonment of the Desmond Fitzgerald stronghold at the end of the 17th century, its physical remains have suffered greatly. Many…
As I mentioned here a few weeks ago, an international multi-disciplinary team is all ready to go on the compilation of a conservation management report on Castleisland Castle. This development is a direct result of the efforts and perseverance of Currow native, Robert ‘Rob’ McGuire. Rob holds an MA degree in buildings archaeology, with a…
Abbeys, burial places, castles and all kinds of monuments of renown around the country are to share in a €4 million conservation and maintenance project fund. And Castleisland’s 1226 established Norman castle is to benefit to the tune of €21,516.00 in the project aimed at supporting the conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of local monuments…
Bringing Home, The Christmas: An Evening of Traditional, Music, Song, Dance and Storytelling from Herlihy, Farranfore The year 2020 has been like no other in any of our lifetimes, or indeed thankfully in many lifetimes. It has been a year when the world ground to a halt and loneliness and isolation enveloped us all like a pall.…
Castle of the Island Society founder and chairperson, Rob McGuire would like to thank everyone who attended and supported the medieval festival in Castleisland at the weekend. An Incredible Journey “It’s been an incredible journey and it was an absolute blessing to finally reveal the story of Castleisland Castle for the first time by means…
The Castle of the Island Festival will have, as its main event, the premiere of the documentary The Castle of the Island at a special screening for the general public. This will be held at the River Island Hotel on Saturday, April 21st at 7:30pm. Admission is free and limited tickets are now available for…
Castleisland is to be the focus of an unprecedented level of television exposure over the next few weeks. And it starts on this very Sunday morning, February 11th with Fr. Dan O’Riordan as he celebrates Mass live on RTÉ One Television and Radio One at 11am along with Castleisland Parish Choir. Rehearsals have been ongoing…
An update from producer / researcher, Rob McGuire includes news that filming has been completed on his documentary project, The Castle of the Island. After a post production and editing process, the project will reveal the lost history of the local Desmond or Norman Castle. Rewarding Experience “As founder of The Castle of the Island…
The Castle of the Island Society has succeeded in acquiring sufficient funding to commence filming on a documentary which will reveal the lost history of the 1226 founded Castleisland Desmond Castle. “As founder of the society, as well as researcher and producer of the documentary, I must confess that it is an exciting undertaking to…
The recently formed Castle of the Island Society held a launch at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland on Friday, June 2nd. This launch was held in order to promote the society which aspires to make a documentary about the history of Castleisland Castle later this summer. A number of short videos outlining the contents…
