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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 Road in the early 20th century, with the tramway of the Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. Blackrock was formerly served by the narrow gauge Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway. Blackrock railway station opened on 8 June 1850, but finally closed on 12 September 1932. [5] the old railway line is now used by walkers as an amenity.
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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]
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".
Blackrock (Irish: Na Creagacha Dubha, meaning 'the black rocks') [3] is a seaside village just to the south of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The village is in the townland of Haggardstown, in the Barony of Upper Dundalk, and part of the Dundalk metropolitan area. The population of the village is approximately 3,000. [2]
8th or 9th Century Cross at Blackrock said to mark the boundary of Dublin city. The Rock Road, which forms the south-western boundary of the park, is said to form part of one of the oldest roads in the country, having been part of the ancient Slíghe Chualann constructed by the High King of Ireland several centuries before Saint Patrick, and which connected Tara with what is now southern ...
The Black Rock Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. At that time it included 109 contributing buildings. [1] The historic district surrounds at the upper reaches of Black Rock Harbor. [2]