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Dunboy Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún Baoi) is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The castle's tower house and bawn were destroyed in the 1602 Siege of Dunboy , though its ruins remain open to the public.
The siege of Dunboy took place at Dunboy Castle between 5 June and 18 June 1602, during the Nine Years' War in Ireland. It was one of the last battles of the war. An English army of up to 5,000 under Sir George Carew besieged the castle, which was held by a Gaelic Irish force of 143 loyal to Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare. The English took the ...
Castletownbere (Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra), [2] or Castletown Berehaven, is a port town in County Cork, Ireland.It is on the Beara Peninsula by Berehaven Harbour.. A regionally important fishing port, [3] the town also serves as a commercial and retail hub for the local hinterland. [4]
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In 1602 this castle site was a garrison of the O'Sullivan Beare family. It was destroyed (along with Dunboy Castle ) during the Nine Years' War . Philip O'Sullivan Beare claimed that all of the occupants of the castle were killed by a force under the command of George Carew in the Dursey massacre . [ 12 ]
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[21] [22] The county-designated highway system was created around October 5, 1970, [2] and the section of H-58 was shown on state maps for the first time in 1971. Initially, only the section between Grand Marais and Deer Park was marked as part of H-58. [ 23 ]
Dunboy may refer to: Dunboy Castle, County Cork, Ireland; Siege of Dunboy, in 1602 This page was last edited on 1 ...