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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 ]
Bantry House is a historic house with gardens in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Originally built in the early 18th century, it has been owned and occupied by the White family (formerly Earls of Bantry) since the mid-18th century. Opened to the public since the 1940s, the house, estate and gardens are a tourist destination in West Cork. [2]
This is a list of historic houses in the Republic of Ireland which serves as a link page for any stately home or historic house in Ireland. County Carlow [ edit ]
Kilcrea Castle in Ireland Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary , west of Cork City , Ireland. The tower house and friary were both built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry .
Carriganass Castle (Caisleán Charraig an Easa in Irish, meaning The Castle on the Rock of the Waterfall) is a 16th-century tower house in County Cork. It is situated about 8 kilometres north-east of Bantry , close to the village of Kealkill , in West Cork .
Though remodelled twice it remains one of the best-known examples of a Tudor house in Ireland. [3] The house was acquired by the Hayman family in the 18th century. [4] [5] In the 20th century, it was the home of Sir Henry Arthur Blake and Lady Blake. At this time, the building housed "the best collection of West Indian paintings and sketches". [6]
Penrose House is a historic building in Penrose Quay, Cork, Ireland. Built in neoclassical style, it is prominently located on the northern bank of the River Lee. Penrose House was designed by George R. Pain [1] of the Pain brothers and the construction started in 1832. [2] Built of granite and limestone, [2] [3] the five-bay structure has two ...
The design of the house was to provide a field of fire around it entirely. [3] The 19th-century baronial mansion has parts which date to the 1690s and is situated near the older ruined Mallow Castle. As a refurbished building it features 8 reception rooms, which include a music room, a billiard room and a library, as well as 12 bedrooms. [2]