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Kilcoe Castle is a 15th-century coastal tower house located on a 0.81 ha (2 acres) island, [2] called Mannin Beg, [3] in the Kilcoe townland in Roaringwater Bay in West Cork, Ireland. Design [ edit ]
Dunmanus, Boulder Burial Bronze Age 2200-600 BC, O'Mahony Castle Medieval post 1200 AD; Dooneen, Promontory Fort Celtic Iron Age 600 BC - 400 AD; Kilangle, Church Early Christian 400 - 1200 AD; Kilbrown, Church Well Bullaun; Kilcoe, McCarthy Castle Medieval post 1200 AD; Leamcon, Medieval Castle; Lissacaha, Ringfort Celtic Iron Age 600BC - 400 AD
A castle built by Hugh de Lacy in 1180 to defend the river crossing, [15] [17] rebuilt by John de Clahull in 1181, [16] and once again rebuilt in 1547 by Edward Bellingham after its destruction in the 14th century by the Cavanaghs. The castle was sacked again by Cromwellian forces under Colonel Hewson in 1650 during the Irish Confederate Wars. [18]
The castle was built beginning as early as 1580 by the Stewart family, and completed by Alexander Mackenzie, third son of Colin Cam Mackenzie of Kintail around 1618. As a result of his marriage (contract 15 August 1611) to the widow of Sir James Stewart of Kilcoy, he had a charter of the lands of Kilcoy dated 18 July 1616 and a further charter of the Barony of Kilcoy dated 29 January 1618.
Sinead Cusack and her husband Jeremy Irons, actors, purchased the 13th-century Kilcoe Castle near Ballydehob. [4] Fionn Ferreira, inventor and scientist, was born in Ballydehob. [19] Danno O'Mahony, wrestler who won the NWA World Championship in June 1935. Known as the "Irish Whip", in reference to his throwing technique, he was also a champion ...
This is a sortable table of the townlands in the barony of West Carbery (W.D.), County Cork, Ireland. [1] [2] Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the barony, and also where a townland is known by two alternative names.
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The castle was completed by 1465 by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry and founder of Kilcrea Friary, in a marshy area over an old fort possibly dating to the Bronze Age. [ 2 ] The overall structure was built facing north (towards the River Bride), with the main five-story tower house on the western side and the bawn on the eastern ...