The excitement is growing in Dunsandle Castle as the elves work hard to prepare for the arrival of Santa Claus on the 3rd of December. This magical experience is a pre-booked event and places are filling up.
For more information about reserving your place, visit santascastle.ie.
Join in the fun and become part of the medieval experience at Dunsandle Castle & Woods. When you visit the castle, why not have your photograph taken in the stocks. You then have the choice to appear in the Rogues Gallery on our website which is the Dunsandle Castle hall of fame.
For more information about this souvenir opportunity, do not hesitate to speak to a member of the team at the Castle.
The McNamara family of Ganty visited Dunsandle Castle in strength on Thursday 4th of August. They were entertained in true medieval fashion by Barry, who like a shanachie (seanchaÍ,seanchaidhe) of times past, delighted young and old with stories of both the castle and the locality.
Dunsandle Castle and staff were pleased to facilitate this event.
Your Man's Puppets is coming to Dunsandle Castle on Father's Day 2011. On June 19th, Dunsandle Castle will play host to Your Man's Puppets amongst other fascinating attractions.
For more information on Your Man's Puppets - visit yourmanspuppets.com
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Music and tales ran once more through the Great Hall of Dunsandle Castle on Sunday May 22nd. Clive Fairweather poured life and animation into his audience of both young and old.
Anne Marie Summer and Stephen Tyler of Misericordia woke the walls of this ancient castle with tunes from an array of early instruments bringing just a glimpse of times gone by to all those present. In short, a beautifully executed session.
The Dunsandle Castle open day will be held on Father's Day, 19th of June 2011. Events on the day will include sword fighting, medieval demonstrations and more. Guided tours of the castle will be run throughout the day. Bring a picnic for a fun-filled family day out.
We look forward to seeing you.
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Stephen Tyler (hurdy gurdy, cittern), Anne Marie Summers (pipes, gothic harp, voice), Clive Fairweather (storyteller)
In our final event Misercordia with Clive Fairweather re-create a medieval session of music, song and storytelling in the atmospheric 15th century Dunsandle Castle, Craughwell, Co Galway. Clive tells three stories: The Secret of the Ferns - French folk tale collected by Henry Pouratt in Le Tresor Des Contes, The Chicken's Nightmare - Geoffrey Chancer, The Canterbury Tales c.1380 and The Priest's Familiar - Jean Froissart's Chronicles.
The event includes a Medieval Food tasting and tour of Dunsandle Castle.
There may be two shows depending on demand. More info on this later.
Dunsandle Castle was mentioned in one of the letters to the editor in the Galway Advertiser newspaper which was dated the 19th of August 2010.
Have you found it difficult to get a good look at the oubliette? Are you interested in seeing more of the oubliette?
Great News! Cora of the Dunsandle Castle team enters the Oubliette for a closer look. Feel free to browse other photographs in the About section of the website.
Dunsandle Castle contains a beautiful collection of handwoven baskets which are available to buy.
These baskets have been carefully handcrafted by Vivienne Mayne of Jara Baskets.
Why not talk to a member of the castle team during your visit to the castle.
Dunsandle Castle is available to facilitate your event:
Santa's Castle will be taking bookings for a magical family experience this Christmas from September
For more information please email info@dunsandlecastle.com
Back to topDunsandle Castle will be open for the months of July, August, and September from Wednesday through to Sunday between the times of 11am and 5pm
Back to topThe Dunsandle Castle open day was held between 11am and 6pm on Sunday 20th of June 2010 (Father's Day). The day was a great success. The weather was fantastic as crowds of people flocked to the 15th Century Castle in the intimate surroundings of Dunsandle Woods.
The open day was full of activity for the whole family to enjoy including Sword Fighting and Blacksmith demonstrations by Eireann Edge from Donegal, Basket Weaving, and Archery demonstrations were a big hit. The Dunsandle Castle team ran tours every half hour throughout the day.
Please see the selection of photos in the Gallery that were taken on the day.
Back to topMalcolm Goodbody was interviewed in the grounds of Dunsandle Castle by Emily Johnson for an American TV show called Emily's Garden.
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Dunsandle Castle will reopen for Medieval tours this summer. Please check back soon for further details.
Dunsandle Castle is available to facilitate your event
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