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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 ...
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.
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. An early lighthouse was established here in the 17th century by Robert Reading.
James Fort (Irish: Dún Rí Shéamuis) is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.Situated downstream from Kinsale on the River Bandon, the fort was built to defend the harbour and seaborne approaches of the town.
Kinsale was to be surrendered and the Spanish were allowed to leave with their colours flying, but were not allowed to take up arms against the English or Dutch during the war. It was agreed that they were to be conveyed back to Spain via the English in return for giving up their other garrisons at Castlehaven, Sherkin island, Dunasead and Dunboy.
Map of Kinsale Harbour in 1741 from the collection of Royal Museums Greenwich, London, England. By the early 17th century, Kinsale Harbour was already 'a place of great resort for his Majesty's ships of war' [2] During the Battle of Kinsale, ships were often careened on the isthmus of the Castlepark peninsula, where (in an area still known as 'The Dock') facilities were provided for ship ...
Kinsale (Irish: Cionn tSáile) is a historical barony in south County Cork, Ireland. [1] [2]Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. [3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
Map of the Siege of Kinsale, where Tyrrell's military career largely ended. Captain Richard Tyrrell joined Hugh Roe O'Donnell on his march southwards to Kinsale where a Spanish armada had landed in September. [4] [2] On 3 January 1602, the battle of Kinsale began between the Irish Gaelic and English Tudor forces. During the battle, Tyrrell ...