This a photo of an 'Irish castle' that has been doing the rounds on social media. Here's the truth.Imgur
This picture of an 'Irish castle' has been debated on Pinterest, Imgur, and Reddit over the years.
The truth? It's not in Ireland! Is it real at all?
This photo did the rounds on the more visual social media spots such as Pinterest, Imgur, and Reddit. The varying captions claim it is a “castle island” and many say it is in Dublin.
The Castle House Island in Ireland
As an office of native Irish people, our first reactions were “Wow!” and then, "Wait, this can’t possibly be real."
While we do have a great many castles, could anybody say that they have ever come across this one? It's hardly a sight we'd forget?
However, all you have to do is carry out a cursory Google Image search to see that many are taken in by this Photoshop trickery.
Ko Tapu (Tapu Island), Khao Phing Kan islands, Phang Nga Bay, Thailand.
This image is actually of Khao Phing Kan island, also known as “James Bond Island,” in Thailand, with a portion of the Lichtenstein Castle, near Honau in the Swabian Alb, Baden-Württember, Germany, plonked on top.
It's disappointing no doubt!
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As the folks at Viral Images Solved put it "It's actually "James Bond Island" in Khao Phing Kan, Thailand. The castle was placed on the photo using Photoshop. The castle shown is only a portion of Lichtenstein Castle (Germany)
"It just goes to show how creative people can be. Photoshop is a great product! So much enjoyment can be had! Let your creativeness bloom with Photoshop!"
There you have it! Don’t believe everything that you see!
While we're very sorry to have to bring you this news, there are plenty of other great places in Ireland to see and we're also here to help on that front.
* Originally published in 2013, updated in Dec 2023.