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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.
After the fall of Dunboy, O'Sullivan retreated north to West Breifne in modern County Leitrim. This long journey is commonly known as "O'Sullivan's March". On the march, hundreds died from attacks and exposure, while more settled along the way. In the end, of the 1,000 people who left the Beara Peninsula, just 35 remained. [1]
After the fall of Dursey and Dunboy, O'Sullivan Beare, Lord of Beara and Bantry, gathered his remaining followers and set off northwards on a 500-kilometre march with 1,000 of his remaining people, starting on 31 December 1602. He hoped to meet Lord Tyrone on the shores of Lough Neagh.
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]
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 ...
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