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Castle Maine, also recorded as Castle Magne and Castlemaine, was a medieval castle located at what is now Castlemaine, County Kerry. The castle, built in 1215, stood on a bridge over the River Maine. A defensive structure of considerable importance in Munster, it belonged first to the Earls of Desmond and later to the English Crown.
Castlemaine (Irish: Caisleán na Mainge, meaning 'castle of An Mhaing/River Maine') [2] is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It lies on the N70 national secondary road between Killorglin and Tralee .
The River Maine rises at Tobermaing and flows westwards. It passes through Castleisland and under the N23, then meets its main tributary, the Brown Flesk. It continues through Currans and is bridged by the N22. In Castlemaine it passes under the N70, flows past the Ardcanaght Stones and enters the harbour.
Castlemaine (/ ˈ k æ s əl m eɪ n / KASS-əl-mayn, [1] non-locally also / ˈ k ɑː s-/ KAHSS-) is a town in west central Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region about 120 kilometres (75 miles) northwest by road from Melbourne and about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the major provincial centre of Bendigo.
Castlemaine Perkins, a Queensland-based brewery, known for the XXXX range of beers; Baron Castlemaine, in the peerage of Ireland; Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine; Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, wife of Roger Palmer; HMAS Castlemaine, a ship in the Royal Australian Navy; See also. Castle Maine, in Ireland
In 1584, he was appointed Constable of Castle Maine, with responsibility for maintaining English royal authority over the locality. [4] He was accorded the right to hold several country fairs as a source of income and was in control of collecting tolls and taxes for the Crown.
Arms of Barbara Villiers as the only daughter of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison: Argent on a cross Gules five escallops Or. [1]Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers / ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 27 November [O.S. 17 November] 1640 [2] – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most ...
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]