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The Irish Don's Forced Vow
  1. 1. Rain on the Harbor
  2. 2. The Lion's Den
  3. 3. The Blood Sanctuary
  4. 4. The Gilded Fortress 🔒
  5. 5. The Speakeasy Shadow 🔒
  6. 6. Sins in the Rain 🔒
  7. 7. Shadows of the Past 🔒
  8. 8. The Warehouse Raid 🔒
  9. 9. The Safehouse on the Atlantic 🔒
  10. 10. Surrender on the Rocks 🔒
  11. 11. The Harbor Ambush 🔒
  12. 12. Stitches and Scars 🔒
  13. 13. Castle Blackwood 🔒
  14. 14. The Cliffs of Connemara 🔒
  15. 15. The Traitor Unmasked 🔒
  16. 16. The Irish Speakeasy Gala 🔒
  17. 17. Siege of Castle Blackwood 🔒
  18. 18. Judgment in Blood 🔒
  19. 19. The Claddagh Ring 🔒
  20. 20. The Cathedral in Galway 🔒
  21. 21. The Castle Bridal Suite 🔒
  22. 22. Triumphant Return to Boston 🔒
  23. 23. Reclaiming the Waterfront 🔒
  24. 24. A New Irish Heartbeat 🔒
  25. 25. Cradle of the Clan 🔒
  26. 26. Reign of Silk and Steel 🔒

Chapter 17

Siege of Castle Blackwood

The Irish Don's Forced Vow · Scarlett Thorne & Liam O'Flaherty · 9 min read

The ancient stone fortress of Castle Blackwood had been erected in the twelfth century atop the sheer basalt cliffs of Connemara, designed by Norman masons to repel Norse raiders, English naval detachments, and rival Gaelic clans who contested the treacherous shipping waters of Galway Bay. Its exterior walls were six feet thick, constructed from solid black granite blocks held together by lime mortar that had calcified over eight centuries into…

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