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Carrickmines Castle is a remnant of the site of a Hiberno-Norse settlement which during the 12th century became a fortified Norman castle and village, on the frontier between Dublin and Wicklow, Ireland. Guarding the southern plains, this fortress was once a central "medallion" in the necklace of the Norman castles and outposts dotted along the ...
Carrickmines (Irish: Carraig Mhaighin, meaning 'Plateau of rock') is an outer suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.The area, still semi-rural, was historically on the border of English control and featured a defensive construction, Carrickmines Castle, which became the subject of national controversy during the building of a late stage of Dublin's M50 orbital motorway.
Ballyogan is bounded to the west and north by Stepaside and Sandyford; across the M50 motorway to the east is Leopardstown and to the south, Carrickmines. [2] Ballyogan is centred on Ballyogan Road. The residential and shopping areas are located between the road and the M50 motorway which runs more or less parallel to and east of Ballyogan road.
The History of Killiney Hill Park Dunlaoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Carrickmines Castle, the Vale of Shanganagh, Dalkey, Killiney and Ballybrack Hills (Waybackmachine archive link) Pearson, Peter (1998). Between the Mountains and the Sea: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County, Dublin: The O'Brien Press. ISBN 0-86278-582-0.
An occupation lasting 6 months led to the declaration that Carrickmines Castle was a National Monument and granting of a Supreme Court injunction that postponed the completion of the M50 motorway for two years. The Government refused to reroute the motorway and facilitated its construction by passing the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 2004.
Their primary homestead was a castle at Carrickmines. At the time Killincarrig Castle would have been a fine home. The 1657 Down Survey mentions that it was the “finest building in the half barony”. [3] Potted History click photo to read. The story has it that Oliver Cromwell stayed several nights at Killincarrig Castle and that during this ...
Aerial view c. 1970, prior modern reconstruction. According to local legends, the Rock of Cashel originated in the Devil's Bit, a mountain 20 miles (30 km) north of Cashel when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock's landing in Cashel. [1]
It is believed that a castle was erected on the site in the twelfth century, [6] however the core of the current house is a medieval tower-house. This was extended in 1700 when a house was built around a court with the medieval tower-house incorporated at the north-eastern side.