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Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect upper Cork Harbour and port, the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.
Blackrock is home to Blackrock National Hurling Club (nicknamed The Rockies) which is located on Church Road. [7] The Rockies are one of Ireland's most successful clubs, with 32 Senior Hurling Championship titles, 3 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships , 5 pre-1970 All-Ireland Titles and a number of notable inter-county hurlers over ...
The castle is a short distance from the centre of Mahon on the banks of the River Lee, and was built by the citizens of Cork as a watch tower and fort to guard the city's waterway. In a collaboration between Cork City Council and the Cork Institute of Technology , Blackrock Castle was re-opened to the public in August 2007 as Blackrock Castle ...
Blackrock Castle: Blackrock: Castle: 17th century (original) 19th century (reconstruction) Though some of the 17th century structure remains, most features were built after a 19th-century fire, and it now houses an observatory [12] Dundanion Castle: Blackrock Tudor tower house: 16th century
A castle built by Hugh de Lacy in 1180 to defend the river crossing, [15] [17] rebuilt by John de Clahull in 1181, [16] and once again rebuilt in 1547 by Edward Bellingham after its destruction in the 14th century by the Cavanaghs. The castle was sacked again by Cromwellian forces under Colonel Hewson in 1650 during the Irish Confederate Wars. [18]
Ringmahon House is built on the site of an earlier castle, known as Ringmahon Castle. [4] According to John Windele's Historical and Descriptive Notices of the City of Cork and Its Vicinity (published in 1839), Ringmahon Castle and the surrounding Mahon peninsula take their name from the Irish word rinn (meaning peninsula) and Mahon (a reference to the O'Mahony family who controlled much of ...
Dundanion Castle (Irish: Dún Daingean, meaning 'firm fortress') [1] is a Tudor tower house in the Blackrock area of Cork in Ireland. [2] Previously known as Galwey's Castle , [ 3 ] the ruin is located on the grounds of the much later "Dundanion House".
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