Parkes Castle by danob
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Description
A beautifully restored castle of the 17th century, Parkes Castle is a fortified manor house with a stone bawne enclosure. The house itself forms one part of the defensive walls which feature round turrets on 2 of the 5 sides. Captain Robert Parke built the manor house on the grounds of a previous stronghold of the O'Rourkes in 1609. Parkes castle rises 3 stories on shores of Lough Gill and boasts wide mullioned windows and gabled roofs. The interior of the castle has recently been restored using the old methods of fine workmanship in Irish oak.
The courtyard and the larger round tower castle (Castle of Newtowne) of the Parkes site, dates back to the 1100's King of Br
Comments (40)
What a beautiful place looks like it would be very tranquil. Beautiful shot with an excellent viewpoint.
such a gorgeous place.....wow...all in this shot is superB.....the sky...the reflection from the blue sky in the water....the greeny....the rocks....really awesome.......wish I could go there one day together with you and Ger.....love it.....
How beautiful!!! I would love to live in a castle!
Appreciate the history as well as the fine shot. Thanks!
Splendid photo of impressive depth and detail.....!!!!
I can see why someone would want to start an affair right there LOL. Looks like a natural place for it... Excellent capture, Danny, and a gorgeous shot!
The perspective accents the levels and angular aspects of the castle, and the colors are awesome. I really enjoyed reading the history too - it adds even more to an already stunning presentation.
My guide to the ending of all this has been Desmond who was deposed by Ormond. To see the branch at the beginning is to see how able it was wielded.
such a beautfiul waterside castle dreamy storys and senerios go thru my mind as i look at this !!!.... loved seeing it wish i could see an movie like scene suddenly spring to life from the past yes it sure does make me wonder what it was like in its day hundreds of years ago ... see you got me started now i will sit here and stare at it and daydream when i shoul be doing laundry lol!! EXCELLENT!!
Colors, composition and architecture are all stunning, superb work here !!
Lovely image Danny, looks like you got yourself a polariser too. No EXIF, which is strange, did you strip it deliberately? As I am beginning to realise (and it's not a criticism 'cos I'm guilty of the same thing) the Canon wide angles make vertical parallels... well not! Gonna start investigating the free transform tool in PS to see if I can sort out some of my wider shots. Hope you are OK, Steve.
Fantastic photo. The commentary was as wonderful and elegant as the photo, and so very appreciated. Thank you for sharing this lovely photograph. HUGS!!!!
Beautifully composed photo, and thanks for taking the time to present the history on this castle.
Beautiful place!
One can sure appreciate the beauty of this castle. Excellent job. Aloha
I love the pure medieval caracter of this castle, a big strong construction!
Oooh, me wanna live there! Set me up man! Ill trade ya my house on the swedish countryside for that castle any day. Gorgeous colors Danny, truly gorgeous! #:O)
Wow!!! What a marvelous castle!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Bravo!!!
An inspiring setting for a dwelling of any sort. Well done.
Brilliant wonderful scenic image ! :~)
WOW Daniel... This is really one of the best shots i've seen lately tho.. Interesting posting review/story.. I love the angle and the natural tones/colours in this postwork my friend... All i can tell you that you are amazing and i don't think that you will stop amazing me and or the others.. EXCELLENT WORK Daniel!!!! Thank you for the share and have lovely day my friend JOE
Excellent photo.. very colorful, good compo and very, very interesting story added to it.
Not quite accurate. if I recall correctly--Strongbow was a Norman, was he not? So now the many Irish "fitzes" (fils de), who became fully "Irish" later, and were treated miserably with the others, because they were Catholic. Something very similar happened with the Lombards in Northern Italy--who became fully "Italian" under the heel of the French and Austrians and Spanish. Then, of course, there were the Picts and the Scots.
Not inaccurate Hops? the Normans were established as the English Kings by the 11 centuary so after 900 years I think I can call them English
What a fantastic place for a Castle !!!! This pure medieval style is really impressive. Pure moment of history, thank you for the informations. Have a nice evening. Hugs.
Wonderfull Danny, but where is the princess?
Fascinating info and a gorgeous shot to boot.I love the marvelous colors in this high-quality capture.Well done Danny and thank you for this view of a country I hope to visit one day.-M :^)
wowwww, is a very magic landscape this one, and your composition of color is fantastic too... Well done my friend !!! Good day and hugsss ;)
Spectacular. The colors are so rich and the entire scene is perfection. Beautiful......
beautiful place, this shot is like a frame of fantastic film, thanks:-)