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Carrignacurra, Near Inchigeela : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 16 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Occupied by connor O'Leary till 1641 when his estates were forfeited. The name means "the Rock of the Weir". There was an important eel weir on the Lee nearby. The O'Learys came to this district about 1192. - Download size (PDF): 116 KB. Image no Vol_06-16. -
Carrignamuck, Dripsey : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 17 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Smith says it was founded by the McCarthy who founded Blarney. Cromwell had a garrison in it. (Cork Jour. 1892 p.11) it was the residence of the ____ successor cheif of the family. Built by Cormac 9th Earl of Muskerry who succeeded in 1449. 1585 the 14th Ld of Muskerry lived there. In 1601 Ld Muskerry assisted the English against the Spaniards. 1620 it was surrendered and regranted to Cormac McCarthy of Macroom, 1650 was beseiged and a cannon from across the river made a breach in the S. wall. In the lifetime of Donagh 4th Earl of Clancarty, (born 1669) this whole property passed from the family. 1702 sold by auction. Bennett, then Rogers and later on the Colthurst family had it. - Download size (PDF): 115 KB. Image no Vol_06-17. -
Castle Donovan, Near Drimoleague : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 03, no. 07 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. CASTLE DONOVAN. Near Drimoleague. Smith. Vol.I. p.286. Seated amongst the mountains. - Lewis. Vol.I. p.505. Built by the head of the O'Donovan family in the reign of Henry IV. (1399-1415) It is a lofty square tower with some other portions of the castle. Collins, who wrote a History of the O'Donovans, says that it was built by Donnell O'Donovan, Chief of Clancahill, in 1560. - Cork Journal. 1922. p.63. Windele says that it is a tall square Keep with crenellated battlements, and bartizans at the angles. It is built on a low rock, is vaulted within, and has a spiral stairs. Over the vault is the stateroom. High gables remain. There are rents in the walls, and the outworks are very dilapidated. Crom O'Donovan was slain in 1254, his son Cahill was probably the builder of this castle. Donell O'Donovan's son forfeited the property in 1641, and it was granted to Lieut. Evanson. Dr Donovan describes it in "Sketches in Carbery". 1876. The walls were then standing, the rents in them were caused by gunpowder used by the Cromwellians. It stands on a rock, has walls 6ft thick, a spiral stairs leads to the top. The entrance is a Gothic limestone arch, skilfully cut. There was a massive door on strong hinges, since removed. There is a broad balcony on top. Near the walls of the central tower are the ruins of a bake house. At Barnafulla, "the Gap of Blood" there was a battle between the O'Donovans and the O'Sullivans. Windele speaks of the "murdering glen". - - Page 02. Castle Donovan. - In 1650 it was attacked by one of Cromwell's generals and the garrison left it. In the N. wall is said to be an inscribed stone. 1626 D.O.D. this probably indicates the date of some restorations. Cork Journal. 1930 . p.99. - The old name is Sowagh. There is a tale that the O'Donovans hanged a woman in one of the upper rooms, and that ever since water drips in the castle. It was built in 1580. Cork Journal. 1931. p.38. - Photo. Catherine Forde was the woman who was han -
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Castlemore, Near Crookstown : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 02, no. 05 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. CASTLEMORE. Near Crookstown. - Smith. Vol. I. p.207. Built by the McSwineys and afterwards owned by the McCarthys. It is in repair, Mr Travers lives in it. It belonged to John Bailey, whose daughter married Mr Rye in 1661. - Lewis. Vol.II. p.398. A beautiful and romantic ruin, built by the McSwineys in the 15th Century. It passed by marriage to the McCarthys and Phelim Mc Owen having joined in the Civil War of 1641, the castle was forfeited by the Crown. - Cork Journal. 1892. p.215. Photo. In the Fiants it is called Castlemore or Great Castle by Moviddy. A very large structure. The curtain wall followed the outline of limestone rock. There were 3 wards, the outer one is quarried away. At the S.W. is a Keep, very ruinous -
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Clans : introductory essay from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 01, no. 07 : graphic
An essay describing the various clans in various districts throughout County Cork and how land was obtained. - Download size (PDF): 1,359 KB. Image no Vol_01-07. -
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Cloghda, Near Crookstown : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 21 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Built by the McSwineys who were originally warders for the McCarthys. It is a strong keep but the lower part of the stairs is destroyed. It was almost destroyed by the Earl of Desmond in 1598 but was rebuilt soon after. There were handsome marble mantelpieces in some of the rooms. In 1844 the castle was floored and roofed and the stairs repaired by the Earl of Bandon. In 1613 it passed to Edward Southworth. - Cork Jour. 1892, 1908, 1909. - Download size (PDF): 111 KB. Image no Vol_06-21. -
Cloghdubh or Barryscourt, Carrigtohill : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 20 : grap
Transcript of text: - 1206. Philip de Barry built a castle here, said to be one of the earliest Anglo Norman ones. - 1581. Raleigh had it, but Lord Barry had previously set fire to it. - David, 1st Earl of Barrymore was the last Barry to live in it, he was born in 1605. - 1688. James I said said to have visited it. Soon after it was leased to Coppingers who built a mansion about 1715, and lived there till about 1863. - Download size (PDF): 114 KB. Image no Vol_06-20. -
Conna : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 22 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Smith says that Conna Castle belonged to Thomas Fitzgerald Roe, who did not concern himself in the rebellion of his relatives but lived peaceably in his castle where he died in 1593. In 1645 Lord Castlehaven said that it "defied him, but the boys took it by storm". Essex visited it when on a Tour of Ireland in 1599. About 1603 it was demised to the 1st Earl of Cork. In 1642 Fitz Morris of Mocollop tried to storm it but had to retire. The Earl fortified it but he died in 1643. He built the bridge and established unionworks at Lisfinny and Kilmacow and leased the castle to Wingfield. In 1650 Cromwell attacked it from Gallows Hill - took the castle. In 1652Lord Broghil was there. In 1653 the Irish rose and burned the castle, three ladies, Avis, Johanna, and Jane Gorman perished in it. Mr L. Estrange restored it. - Cork Jour. 1909, 1915, 1927. - Download size (PDF): 110 KB. Image no Vol_06-22. -
Coppingers Court or Ballyvireen, Near Roscarbery : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 23
Transcript of text: - Lewis calls it "the remains of an ancient house of Elizabethan style. Smith calls this the ruins of the largest house in Carbery, erected by Sir Walter Coppinger who designed to build a market town here but was hindered by the rebellion of 1641, in which wars the house was destroyed. Cork Jour. 1895. - Download size (PDF): 111 KB. Image no Vol_06-23. -
Derry, Near Ballineen : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 24 : graphic
Transcript of text: - A small keep in good condition. It belonged to the Clan Cremin branch of the MacCarthys, powerful until the Cromwellian confiscations. Bennett says that the O'Hurleys owned this Monteen and Ballinvoher. Dermot O'Hurley, called Lightfooted owned these castles in James II's time. - Cork Jour. 1904, 1906. - Download size (PDF): 109 KB. Image no Vol_06-24. -
Derrylemleary, Near Ballineen : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 03, no. 08 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. DERRYLEMLEARY. Near Ballineen. - Not mentioned by Smith. - Lewis. Vol.I. p.458. An interesting ruin. - Cork Journal. 1904. p.5. The Clan Crimin branch of the MacCarthys in E. Carbery had two castles, this and Ballinorougher. This branch was powerful up to the time of the Cromwellian confiscations. Part of this country, including Castle Derry, was in King James grant to O'Donovan of Clanloughlin. - Cork Journal 1906. p.29. The O'Hurleys owned Derry, Monteen and Ballinvoher. Dermot O'Hurley, surnamed Light Footed, is said to have owned them in James II's time. (Bennett) - 1935. A small Keep in good condition, situated in a rather isolated position in a little valley. Its distance from any house may account for its escape from destruction. There seems to have been no vaulted floor in the main part of the tower, corbels show where two floors once were. The stairs are narrow, in good condition, with steps up to a little corner look out on the parapet. One small room opens off the stairs above the doorway, it has a stone floor still perfect. The doorway has a pointed arch. There are two large windows not very high up. - Download size (PDF): 260 KB. Image no Vol_03-08. -
Desmond's Castle, Kinsale : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 25 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Known locally as "The French Prison". In 1747 or 48 there was a fire in "the gaol" and 54 persons, mostly Spanish prisons, perished. Leahy describes this building in "England in the 18th Century Vol. 2. p.358. Nothing seems to be known of its history. - The building was taken over by the Board of Works 1938. Cork Jour. 1905 &1931. - Download size (PDF): 111 KB. Image no Vol_06-25.