Munster Province : County Cork
Compiled by Lee Johnson
Early Stone Fortifications - Castles, Towers and Strong-Houses
(What, Where, Who and When? -- A work in progress)
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| Castle Name | Condition | Description | Early Founder(s) -- Time Period(s) Contructed | Parish/Townland | Ord | Residency | Links |
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| Ahanesk | Ruins of a medieval castle. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/a/ahanesk.htm | |||||
| Ardagh Castle | Ruin | http://ardaghcastle.tripod.com/photogallery.htm | |||||
| Ardintenant Castle (Ardinterran Castle) | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/s/skull.htm | ||||||
| Ballea Castle | Full | de Cogan, MacCarthy -- 16th century | Private | http://www.carrigaline.ie/pages/tour/1BalleaCastle.html http://www.carrigonline.com/history/ballea.php |
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| Ballinacarriga Castle (Ballynacarriga Castle, Ballincarrig castle) | Partial* | A four-storeyed 16th century towerhouse. | Hurley (1585) -- 4 story tower-house | W288508 | http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/Ireland/Ballinacarriga/ http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/ballynacarriga.htm |
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| Ballinaloe Castle (Ballinlough Castle?) | http://www.sci.net.au/userpages/mgrogan/cork/slaters_cloyne.htm | ||||||
| Ballincollig castle | Ruin | A 14th century castle with walled enclosure. | W 5971 | Private | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/ballincollig.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/ballincollig.htm |
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| Ballyannan | Ruin | Broderick (c1641) -- strong-house | W867715 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/ballyannon.html | |||
| Ballycatteen Ring Fort | A prehistoric fort. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/ballycatteen.htm | |||||
| Ballyclogh Castle (Ballyclough Castle) | Partial | R494021 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/ballyclogh.html http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bclough.htm |
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| Ballycrenan castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/k/kilcredan.htm | |||||
| Ballyhooley Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bhooley.htm | |||||
| Ballyinn Castle | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/w/lismore.htm | ||||||
| Ballylough Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bdeloughy.htm | |||||
| Ballymagooly Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/ballymagooly.htm | |||||
| Ballymaloo Castle | |||||||
| Bally-Roberts Castle (banks of river Bride) | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/castlelyons.htm | ||||||
| Baltimore Castle | Partial | A 16th century castle, now used as a sailing school. | O'Driscoll -- 17th century | http://www.odriscollscornerhouse.com/baltimore_county_cork_ireland.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/baltimore.htm |
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| Bantry House | Full | http://www.hidden-ireland.com/bantry.html | |||||
| Barnahely Castle | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bnahely.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~dhoun/Places/pages/JAILoughbeg2.htm |
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| Barrymore Castle | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/barrymore.htm | ||||||
| Barryscourt Castle (Castle Cloydubh) | Full* | A medieval castle rebuilt in the 16th century. | W823725 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/barryscourt.html | |||
| Belvelly Castle | Partial* | Hodnet | http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Ireland/photo203405.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/d/fota.htm http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Ireland/photo203405.htm |
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| Black Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/s/skull.htm | |||||
| Blackrock Castle | Full* | Mountjoy (c1604) | Cork City | http://www.murrayolaoire.com/tourism/projects/blackrock_castle/ http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/blackrock.htm |
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| Blarney Castle | Partial* | MacCarthy (1446) | W608753 | http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/vonna/ http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/blarney.htm |
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| Bregogue Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bregogue.htm | |||||
| Broghill Castle (Cregane, Creggan, Creggane House/Castle) | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/o/frankford.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~gfoy/hemstead/part6.htm |
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| Bryan's Fort | A 17th century fort and a prehistoric fort. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/bryans.htm | |||||
| Buttevant Castle (Barry's Castle, King John’s Castle) | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bvant.htm http://www.foundmark.com/Ireland/Cork-Kerry/Tours/nctour/Bally.html |
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| Cahervagliar Fort | Ruin | Stone Fort | W313605 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/cahervagliar.html | |||
| Careysville castle (Ballymacpatrick castle) | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/clondulane.htm | |||||
| Carn Tighernagh | An Iron Age fort. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/carn_tighernagh.htm | |||||
| Carrickabrick Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/clondulane.htm | |||||
| Carrig castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/carrig.htm | |||||
| Carrigadrohid Castle (Carrickadroichid Castle) | Partial | MacCarthy - 16th century | W414724 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/carrickadroichid.html http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/a/ahinagh.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~kilmurryonline/villages/carrigadrohid/carrigadrohid_castle/carrigadrohid_castle_text_5.htm |
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| Carrigaline Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/carrigaline.htm | |||||
| Carriganass Castle | A l6th century castle. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/carriganass.htm | |||||
| Carrigaphooca Castle | A 16th century rectangular towerhouse. | MacCarthy of Drishane -- 15th century | W 2974 A | http://cork.goireland.com/scripts/low/xq/asp/areaid.172/areatype.C/cat.9/SubjectID.77/PremisesID.15549/qx/premises.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/carrigaphooca.htm |
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| Carrignacurra Castle (Carrigacunna Castle) | Partial | tower-house | W239666 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/carrignacurra.html | |||
| Carrignamuck Castle (Dripsey Castle) | Partial | MacCarthy | http://www.dripsey.com/Castle.htm | ||||
| Carrigonnon Castle | |||||||
| Carrigrohane castle (Kilgrohanemore Castle) | Ruin | 14th/16th century ruins. | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/carrigrohanbeg.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/carrigrohane.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/carrigrohane.htm |
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| Castle at the park | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/w/lismore.htm | ||||||
| Castle Dod | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/ballyhea.htm | |||||
| Castle Donovan (Donovan's, O'Donovan's, Castledonovan) | Partial | W113496 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/castledonovan.html | ||||
| Castle Freke (Castlefreke) | Ruin* | (1641) | Rosscarbery | http://homepage.tinet.ie/~rathbarry/castlefreke%20castle.htm | |||
| Castle Harrison | Full | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/ballyhea.htm http://castlescribe.hispeed.com/fam/pic/piccastleh.html |
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| Castle Hyde | Full | Hotel | http://www.irelandhotel.biz/cashyde/index.asp | ||||
| Castle Ishen (Castlelishon) | Ruin | R401194 | http://homepage.eircom.net/~ridgway/Freemount.htm http://www.castles.ancientireland.org/castlelishen/index.htm |
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| Castle Lehane, Castle O'Lehan | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/castlelyons.htm | |||||
| Castle Lyons | Partial | Lord Barrymore | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/castlelyons.html | ||||
| Castle Mahon *** (Monkstown Castle, Castle Mahowne, Castle Bernard, Castle O'Mahony, Castle Mahony) | Ruin | Ruins of a 16th century castle burned down in 1921. | Monkstown | Park | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bandon.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bmodan.htm http://www.trainweb.org/i3/places/w712716.htm http://www.chapters.eiretek.org/books/ball1-6/Ball1/ball1.1.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/cas_bernard.htm |
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| Castle Mahon *** (Monkstown Castle, Castle Mahowne, Castle Bernard, Castle O'Mahony, Castle Mahony) | Ruin | A five-storeyed 17th century rectangular stronghouse. | Archdekin (1630s) -- strong-house | Monkstown | W 7666 | Park | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bandon.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bmodan.htm http://www.trainweb.org/i3/places/w712716.htm http://www.chapters.eiretek.org/books/ball1-6/Ball1/ball1.1.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/m/monkstown.htm |
| Castle Martyr (Castlemartyr, Castle Imokilly, castle Ballymartyr) | Partial | A 15th century enclosure castle with a five-storeyed towerhouse, built on the probable site of a 12th century earthwork castle. | baron of Imokilly -- (1440) | W 9674 | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/cmartyr.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~frduffydsl/monastic/misc.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/castlemartyr.htm |
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| Castle Mary (Castlemary,Carraigacotta) | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/cloyne.htm http://www.sci.net.au/userpages/mgrogan/cork/slaters_cloyne.htm |
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| Castle More (Barrett's Castle) | Ruin | Ruins of a 13th century hall-tower on the site of an earlier enclosure castle. | de Cogan, Barrett -- 13th century | W 5792 | http://www.castlesontheweb.com/quest/Forum7/HTML/000465.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/castlemore.htm |
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| castle of Ballintowlas (Ballintotas) | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/boughtera.htm | |||||
| Castle of Dunashad | Ruin | Baltimore | http://www.foundmark.com/Ireland/Cork-Kerry/Tours/sctour3.html | ||||
| castle of Kilnaturra | Partial | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/a/ardagh.htm | |||||
| Castle Richard (Ballygarran Castle) | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/w/lismore.htm http://www.btinternet.com/~gumbleton/compendium/c31.html |
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| Castle Salem | Partial | Bed&Breakfast | http://www.castlesalem.com/index.html | ||||
| Castle Townsend Castle | Full | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/castlehaven.htm http://www.castle-townshend.com/intro.html |
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| Castle Warren | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bnahely.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~dhoun/Places/pages/JAILoughbeg2.htm |
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| Castle Widenham | Full* | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/castletownroche.htm http://www.blackwatercastle.com/e/hist.html |
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| Castlehaven Castle | Ruin | (1601) | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/castlehaven.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~barrahane/page3.html |
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| Castle-Kevin | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/clenore.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~killavullen/History/History.htm |
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| Castle-Long (Dun-na-Long castle) | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/countycork.htm http://www.sherkinisland.ie/abbey.htm |
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| Castle-Magner Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/cmagner.htm http://www.magner.org/valley.htm |
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| Castlemore Castle (Dun Draighneain, Drinan's fort) | Ruin | http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/137-06292003-115891.html http://www.copperas.com/genealogy/mahoney/ |
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| Castletown Roche Castle | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/castletownroche.htm http://www.blackwatercastle.com/e/hist.html |
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| Castleventry | Site of an enclosure castle. | W 2942 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/castleventry.htm | ||||
| Charles Fort | Partial | (c1685) | Kinsale Harbor | W654494 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/charlesfort.html | ||
| Clodagh Castle | Ruin | http://www.trainweb.org/i3/lewis_cor.htm | |||||
| Clonmeen or Cloonmeen Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/clonmeen.htm | |||||
| Cloyne Castle | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/cloyne.htm | |||||
| Cloyne Round Tower | Round Tower | W917677 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/cloyne.html http://roundtowers.org/cloyne/index.htm |
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| Conna Castle (Connagh Castle) | Partial* | Fitzgerald (c1500), Boyle -- tower | http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/stone/site08.html | ||||
| Coole Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/coole.htm | |||||
| Coppinger's Court | Ruin | Coppinger (c1625) -- semi-fortified house | W261359 | http://www.mythandlegends.net/newirelcastle6.html http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/coppingerscourt.html |
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| Cork Castle (Skiddy's Castle) | A 15th century stone towerhouse, built, according to Fry, on a timber raft in a peat bog. | W 6771 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/cork.htm | ||||
| Corrin Hill | An Iron Age fort. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/corrin.htm | |||||
| Creg Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/b/bhooley.htm | |||||
| Dhermod's castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/cberehaven.htm | |||||
| Donemark Castle | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/countycork.htm | |||||
| Doneraile Castle | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/cduggan.htm http://www.denis.co.uk/acatalog/biog_07.html |
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| Donneen Castle (Downeen Castle, Downyne Castle) | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/countycork.htm http://www.celticcottages.ie/Rosscarbery.htm |
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| Drishane Castle | Full* | MacCarthy (c1450), Wallis -- tower-house | W282921 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/drishane.html | |||
| Dromagh Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/d/drumtariff.htm http://www.churchtown.net/Webpages/thingstodo/monuments.htm |
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| Dromaneen Castle | Ruin | A 16th/17th century "L-plan" stronghouse. | O'Callaghan (c1600) -- L-shaped strong-house | W 5097 | http://www.teamwindchase.com/Ireland_July_2003_part2_.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/dromaneen.htm |
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| Dromore Castle | |||||||
| Duaregill Castle | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/cullenduhall.htm | ||||||
| Dun Ui Mheachair | A 1798 fort. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/dunui.htm | |||||
| Dunacowig Castle | |||||||
| Dunamark Castle | An early Anglo-Norman earthwork enclosure castle. | V 9950 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/dunamark.htm | ||||
| Dunanore castle ('Golden Fort') | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/c/corkcapeclear.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/dunamore.htm |
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| Dunbeacon Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/s/skull.htm http://tommahony.com/genealogy/mahonyhx1f.htm |
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| Dunboy Castle | Ruin | Remains of a 15th century towerhouse, replaced by a star-plan fort in the 17th century. | O'Sullivan Beare -- 15th century tower | Castletownbere | V 6644 | http://www.castletown.com/dunboycs.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/dunboy.htm |
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| Dundaniel Castle | The ruins of a 15th century castle. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/dundaniel.htm | |||||
| Dundanion Castle (Galwey’s Castle) | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/a/ahinagh.htm http://www.trainweb.org/i3/places/w712716.htm |
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| Duneedy Castle | Ruin | http://homepage.eircom.net/~ridgway/ArdfieldRathbarry.htm | |||||
| Duneen Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/a/aghern.htm | |||||
| Dungorley Castele | |||||||
| Dunmanus Castle | Partial | V846331 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/dunmanus.html | ||||
| Dunny Cove Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/a/ardfield.htm | |||||
| Dunore Castle | |||||||
| Dunowen Castle | Ruin | http://homepage.eircom.net/~ridgway/ArdfieldRathbarry.htm | |||||
| Dunworley Castle | |||||||
| Elizabeth Fort | Parts surviving of a fort built in 1603 and used as a prison in the 19th century. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/e/elizabeth.htm | |||||
| Fort Camden | A late 18th century fort. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/f/ft_camden.htm | |||||
| Fota Island Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/d/fota.htm | |||||
| Garinish Island | A Martello tower. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/g/garinish.htm | |||||
| Glanworth Castle (or Glanore) | Partial | A 13th century castle with great tower and curtain walls and a gatehouse converted to a towerhouse in the 15th century. | Condon, Roche -- 13th & 15th century | R758040 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/glanworth.html http://ireland.wlu.edu/springtravel/North_Cork/Glanworth1.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/g/glanworth.htm |
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| Horse island near Castle-Townsend (a Martello Tower) | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/countycork.htm | ||||||
| Ightermurragh | Ruin | An early 17th century cruciform plan stronghouse. | 15th century strong-house | W 9973 | http://www.irishbeds.com/bnb/cork/415.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/i/ightermurragh.htm |
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| Inchiquin Castle (Inchiquin Tower) | Ruin | Remains of a cylindrical great tower. | round-keep | X 0176 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/i/inchiquin.htm | ||
| James's Fort | An early 17th century fort. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/j/james.htm | |||||
| Kanturk Castle (The Old Court) | Partial | A 17th century rectangular stronghouse with corner towers. The castle was probably never completed. | MacDonagh (c1601), MacCarthy, Perceval -- strong-house | R383018 | http://mccarthy.montana.com/Articles/Kanturk.html http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/cork/kanturkcastle.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/k/kanturk.htm |
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| Kilbolane Castle | Ruin | Remains of a 13th century castle. | Cogan, Fitzgerald, Power -- 15th/16th century | R 4221 | http://www2.1starnet.com/mdennehy/dennehy.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/k/kilbolane.htm |
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| Kilbree Castle (Ballinvard Castle?) | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/w/lismore.htm http://www.kilmeen.com/?fp=launch |
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| Kilbrittain Castle | Full* | http://www.castlestoshamrocks.com/restored_k.html | |||||
| Kilcoe Castle | Ruin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cork/k/kilcoe.htm | |||||
| Kilcolman Castle (Kilcoman, Coleman , Colman Castle) | Ruin | The ruins of a building which was once the home of the poet Edmund Spenser. |