Tidbits From The Turrets

The O’ Brien’s owned Dromoland Castle for over 300 years. Sir Edward O’Brien, 2nd Baronet, 1705-1765, was not only fanatical about horse racing, he was revered as a famous racehorse owner and trainer, but he too was a gambler, alcoholic and hypochondriac and ran up huge debts. The Dromoland Octagonal Pond (today referred to as the…