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2. Macroom Castle - Wikipedia

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   During the Williamite war in Ireland Donough MacCarty, 4th Earl of Clancarty, turned Jacobite and let on 11 September 1689 Macroom Castle be used as a prison for Protestants evicted from Cork. [24] [25] In 1691 the castle was occupied by the Williamites but then besieged by the Jacobites until Major Percy Kirke came and relieved it. [26]

3. List of castles in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   Restaurant, château, hotel: restored castle, hotel: Dromore Castle County Clare 52°55′32″N 8°57′46″W: Tower house: Dunmackelim Castle: Freaghcastle Kilfarboy 52°52′34″N 9°26′12″W [69] Promontory fort [69], contour fort [69] Gleninagh Castle County Clare 53°8′16″N 9°12′21″W: Castle: Gregans Castle 53°4′36″N 9 ...

4. Macroom - Wikipedia

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   Macroom (/ m ə ˈ k r uː m /; Irish: Maigh Chromtha) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses , forced emigration and intermittent prosperity.

5. Carrigaphooca Castle - Wikipedia

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   Although one of Ireland's greatest medieval dynasties, they lost large areas of the region in the 13th century which they were trying to recapture during the 15th century, when the castle was built. [5] Carrigaphooca's location on the route-way between Macroom and County Kerry gave it strategic importance. [5]

6. Powerscourt Estate - Wikipedia

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   Powerscourt Hotel, located within the Powerscourt Estate is 5-star neo-Palladian style hotel. The 203 bedroom hotel was constructed by Sisk Group on behalf of Treasury Holdings in 2007 at an estimated cost of €200m. [6] Emblematic of the Celtic Tiger years, a photo of the hotel even featured on the front cover of the Anglo Irish Bank 2007 ...

7. Macroom Mountain Dew Festival - Wikipedia

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   Macroom Mountain Dew Festival was a music festival in Ireland, which was held between 1976 and 1982. Taking place in the grounds of a 19th-century castle in County Cork, [1] it is considered to have been the first rock festival in Ireland. [2] [3]