doona

Updated: June 27, 2025

I looked with longing eyes in the direction of Clare Island, that has one side to the bay and one side to the broad Atlantic which lies between me and home. On Clare Island is the remains of Doona Castle, the principal stronghold, of the heroic Grace, where she held the heir of Howth captive till ransomed, and till his father learned to understand what Cead mille failte means at dinner time.

Margaret Moran Dixon McDougall - The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland