Print - Birds over Leamaneh Castle, County Clare

“Birds over Leamaneh Castle, County Clare” Print by Irish Artist/Photographer James A. Truett. This digital composite artwork takes us to the ruins of the infamous Leamaneh Castle, once a stronghold of the O'Brien Clan in County Clare. It's a very spooky place!  This castle consists of a 15th Century five-story tower house built in 1480 with a four-story mansion house added in 1643 by Conor O’Brien and his wife, Mary. Infamously known as “Red Mary,” O’Brien’s widow still is believed to haunt the property, no doubt a karmic curse born of the torturous abuse she inflicted on her servants. If you think you have “the boss from hell,” get this… Red Mary was known for hanging her servants by the hair if they made a mistake! She died in 1686, but her cruelty and misdeeds destined her to roam the land and crumbling castle forever. After a string of occupants over another century, Leamaneh fell into ruin in the late 1700s, though some of the more elegant architectural features were preserved. I