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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.
It is located at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. [1] First completed in 1682, Charles Fort was sometimes historically referred to as the "new fort" - to contrast with James' Fort (the "old fort") which had been built on the other side of Kinsale harbour before 1607. [ 2 ]
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 ...
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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 [3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
Opened in 2015 by couple Paul McDonald and Helen Noonan, The Irish Examiner wrote "calling a relatively new restaurant Bastion in a resort town where there’s an enticing menu on almost every third doorway is a little statement of intent, challengers announcing their arrival as it were." [4] Bastion won a Michelin star in 2020. [5] [6]
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 ...
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.