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Where Norman Castles Guard Lough Corrib and Ireland's Best Preserved Friary Creates Medieval Masterpieces

1238 witnessed Richard de Burgo granting extensive lands at Headford to Walter de Riddlesford who immediately began constructing a stone castle to control the strategic ford across the ancient route between Galway and western Mayo, establishing Norman military and administrati…

Headford is a small place in County Galway. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.