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2. Macroom Castle - Wikipedia

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   During the Williamite war in Ireland Donough MacCarty, 4th Earl of Clancarty, turned Jacobite and let on 11 September 1689 Macroom Castle be used as a prison for Protestants evicted from Cork. [24] [25] In 1691 the castle was occupied by the Williamites but then besieged by the Jacobites until Major Percy Kirke came and relieved it. [26]

3. Macroom - Wikipedia

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   Macroom (/ m ə ˈ k r uː m /; Irish: Maigh Chromtha) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses , forced emigration and intermittent prosperity.

4. List of castles in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   Restaurant, château, hotel: restored castle, hotel: Dromore Castle County Clare 52°55′32″N 8°57′46″W: Tower house: Dunmackelim Castle: Freaghcastle Kilfarboy 52°52′34″N 9°26′12″W [69] Promontory fort [69], contour fort [69] Gleninagh Castle County Clare 53°8′16″N 9°12′21″W: Castle: Gregans Castle 53°4′36″N 9 ...

5. Macroom Mountain Dew Festival - Wikipedia

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   Macroom Mountain Dew Festival was a music festival in Ireland, which was held between 1976 and 1982. Taking place in the grounds of a 19th-century castle in County Cork , [ 1 ] it is considered to have been the first rock festival in Ireland.

6. Carrigaphooca Castle - Wikipedia

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   Although one of Ireland's greatest medieval dynasties, they lost large areas of the region in the 13th century which they were trying to recapture during the 15th century, when the castle was built. [5] Carrigaphooca's location on the route-way between Macroom and County Kerry gave it strategic importance. [5]

7. Hope Castle - Wikipedia

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   Hope Castle is a historic house and demesne in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland.Originally a private home, over the course of the 20th century, Hope Castle was used as a military barracks, a hospital, convent, and was most recently used as a hotel before it was damaged by a fire in 2010.