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Dromore Wood Nature Reserve, near Ennis in County Clare, was established as a nature reserve because of the diversity and richness of its flora and fauna. It is located north of Ennis Town off the Ennis to Galway road.
Dromore Wood Nature Reserve covers an area of approximately 400 hectares (1,000 acres), near Ennis in County Clare. Dromore Wood was established as a nature reserve because of the diversity and richness of its flora and fauna. This richness comes from the fact that it has many different habitat types. These include a river, lakes, turloughs, callows (flooded meadows), limestone pavement, fen peat, reed beds, and species-rich woodland.
Situated on a peninsula in the northern portion of Dromore Lake, Dromore Castle, sometimes referred to as O Brien's Castle, is surrounded by one of the most magnificently managed forests. This castle, north of Ennis, is located in the Dromore Wood nature reserve. It is not to be confused with its namesake, which is located close in Limerick. The 1,000 acres of woods are home to lakes, peatlands, limestone karst pavement, and woodlands. The area is vibrant and biodiverse. This 16th-century castle is situated in an ideal environment, surrounded by eight kinds of Irish bats, shrews, red squirrels, and the rare pine marten.
Although Teige O'Brien's name appears above the entryway and he is the first owner on record, it appears that he may have enlarged and restored an earlier castle on land that had been given to his father Connor in 1579. "This castle was built by Teige, second sone to Connor, third Earle of Thomond, and by Slany Brien, wife to the said Teige," reads the inscription over the entryway. During the Eleven Years' War, Teige's son Dermot served on the Irish Confederate side. In March of 1642, he and forty of his musketeers participated in the siege of Ballyallla Castle. The castle's history is hazy but undoubtedly short, with Conor, the last O'Brien, departing in 1689. In the 18th century, it was destroyed.
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