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The Old Head of Kinsale (Irish: An Seancheann) is a headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.. A castle has been on the headland since at least the 3rd century, with the current iteration built in 1223.
The British established a naval blockade of Germany on the outbreak of war in August 1914, issuing a comprehensive list of contraband that grew to include even foodstuffs, and in early November 1914 Britain declared the North Sea to be a "military area", with any ships entering the North Sea doing so at their own risk unless they obeyed specific Royal Navy instructions.
The siege of Kinsale (Irish: Léigear Chionn tSáile), also known as the battle of Kinsale, was the ultimate battle in England's conquest of Gaelic Ireland, commencing in October 1601, near the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and at the climax of the Nine Years' War—a campaign by Hugh O'Neill, Hugh Roe O'Donnell and other Irish lords against English rule.
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister Mauretania three months later and was awarded the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908.
Kinsale (/ k ɪ n ˈ s eɪ l / kin-SAYL; Irish: Cionn tSáile, meaning 'head of the brine' [2]) is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland.Located approximately 25 km (16 mi) south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,991 (as of the 2022 census) [1] which increases in the summer ...
Reproduction of the customs post A statue of the 9th Earl of Desmond welcomes visitors.. The castle was built as the Customs House for Kinsale about the year 1500 by Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond, following the grant of the customs of the port of Kinsale to the Earls of Desmond by King Henry VII in 1497. [4]
Built about 1190, the dominant bell tower is part of the original Norman structure. The church is located in what is believed to be the site of the 6th century ecclesiastical settlement of St. Multose.
Charles Fort (Irish: Dún Chathail) is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion. It is located at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. [1]