The 16th c. castle in Galway has been the scene of many movies. In 1924 Dunguaire was bought and repaired by Oliver St. John Gogarty, the famous surgeon and literary figure. This was the time of the great Celtic revival in Irish literature exemplified by the works of writers such as Synge, Yeats, Shaw and O'Casey. It became the venue for meetings of the literary revivalists such as W.B. Yeats, his George Bernard Shaw, Edward Martin and J.M. Synge. During the summer months when Dunguaire Castle is open to the public, a Medieval Banquet is held every night with costumed performers who recite Irish literature and play traditional Irish music.
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