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Encyclopedia > Ashford Castle
Ashford Castle, viewed from Lough Corrib.
Ashford Castle, viewed from Lough Corrib.

Ashford Castle is a medieval castle near Cong in County Galway on the shore of Lough Corrib. The castle was built in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bugos family, after their defeat of the O'Connors of Connaught. Image File history File linksMetadata AshfordCastleFromLough. ... Image File history File linksMetadata AshfordCastleFromLough. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Balmoral Castle, Scotland. ... The Cong are an indigenous people of about 1,300 living in Vietnam. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... A map of Lough Corrib taken from the Admiralty Chart made in 1846 Lough Corrib (Loch Coirib in Irish) is a lake in the west of Ireland. ...


Ashford was rebuilt and extended from the 1850s by Benjamin Guinness, and his son Arthur took his title from an island on the lake. The Guinnesses sold it in 1945. Arthur Edward Guinness, Baron Ardilaun (November 1, 1840) - (January 20, 1915) was an Irish businessman, politician, and philanthropist. ...


Today the castle is a five star hotel, one of Ireland's finest. A boat which leaves from the castle offers trips on Lough Corrib. The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ...

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