Sarah Share
Director
Tales of Irish Castles (2014)
Season 1
Actor Simon Delaney explores the great stories and characters associated with the most beautiful, notorious and historical castles built across Ireland.
Released June 22, 2014
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Genres: Documentary
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Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Spectrum On Demand + 3 more, Magellan TV, Acorn TV Apple TV, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Sideline Productions
Network: TV3
5.0
S1E1 - Norman Castles
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.
June 22, 2014, midnight
5.0
S1E2 - Don’t Mess with a Knight
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.
June 29, 2014, midnight
5.0
S1E3 - The Fightback
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.
July 6, 2014, midnight
5.0
S1E4 - A Century Of Turmoil
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.
July 13, 2014, midnight
5.0
S1E5 - A Taste for Gothic
With the advent of the cannon in the 18th and 19th centuries, castles such as Tullynally morphed from military strongholds into lordly family homes.
July 20, 2014, midnight
5.0
S1E6 - End of Empire
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.
July 27, 2014, midnight
Network: TV3
Released: June 22, 2014
Last Air Date: July 27, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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