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Aghern, Near Conna on the Bride : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 01 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Lewis says that this castle was built in 1389 by one of the Fitzgeralds on the Cork-Tallow road to command a pass over the river. It was a very strong castle garrisoned by the Earl of Desmond against the forces of Elizabeth. This estate was sold to Sir R. Boyle after the Sugar Earl was attainted in 1601. In Cromwell's time it was owned by the the Clifford family, in 1690 Capt. Clifford married a Miss Moore of Aghern. In 1805 George Bowles became the owner, before that date the Corban family lived in it. Of the two towers the W. one is only a shell. - See Cork Jour. 1916 & 1927. - Download size (PDF): 236 KB. Image no Vol_06-01. -
Ardintenant, Near Schull : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 02 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. This castle was the residence of the chief of the O'Mahonys. It was built not later than 1310 (Cork Jour. 1899, 1909, &1910). Many generations of this family lived and died there until 1607 when Donal O'Mahony let it to Holland and later to Galway. It is built in an old Rath, like some 13th century castles. - Cork Jour. 1909, 1910, 1897. - - Page 02. Ardintenant. near Skull. - Smith. Vol.I. p.282. A ruined castle, the chief residence of the O'Mahonys. - Cork Jour. 1909. p.72 & 121. Its site, like some 13th Century castles, Castle Lac, Caherdriny and others, is an ancient rath, whose inner rampart was replaced by a curtain wall. Only one flanking tower remains. The wall is almost destroyed, but the castle is fair. Like some other early castles, the entrance to the stairs is from outside, over the door on the ground level, which opens into a vaulted basement. - Cork Jour. 1909. p.123. Built not later than 1310. The Annals of Loch Ce say that O'Mahon of the western land died in his own castle of Ard an Tennail A.D. 1473. - Cork Jour. 1910. 1602 Donough O'Mahon, nominal head of the Clan, died a minor at Ardintennane. His brother Donal succeeded him. Till the 1650 confiscations the story of this family is one of decay, some of them went to Spain. Donal owned this castle, also Ballydevlin and Dunlough. In 1607 he let this to Holland, later on to Galway, and lived himself at Ballydevlin. - Download size (PDF): 153 KB. Image no Vol_06-02. -
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Ballinacarriga, Near Dunmanway : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 03, no. 01 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. BALLINACARRIGA. Near Dunmanway. - Smith. Vol,I. p.261. Built by Randal Oge Hurley at a noted pass, deemed very strong, was garrisoned by the English in 1641. - Lewis. Vol.I. p.151. A lofty pile, 96 ft high, with a 12th or 13th Century tower. The upper room has arched windows in the Norman style, with mouldings enriched with curious devices. The letters R.M. C.C. 1585 are said to be Randal McCarthy and Catherine Collins, his wife. The lofty vaulted hall was divided into many storeys. Cromwell's soldiers were at Ballinacarriga. P.612. A short distance to the S.E. is a circular Keep or watch tower. In the castle a spiral stone stairs, in fair preservation, leads to the battlements. - Cork Journal. 1905. p.105. The O'Hurleys were a very ancient family who came from Limerick. They had a castle called Knocklong. McCarthy Glas says that there were 8 Randal Oges in succession, from 1530 to 1730. Cronelly (p.353) gives an account of this family. Hurley was sometimes written Murrily. At one time they owned Derry, Monteen, and Ballinvoher. Dermot O'Hurley is said to have owned them in James II's time. Fiants show that there were Hurleys in Cork before 1585. They intermarried with the de Courceys. A daughter of Randal Oge, who built the castle, married Dermot McCarthy of Ballinvoher (alias Mac Crimin). There are pardons to O'Hurleys of Bealnacarriga in 1585, 1601, and in 1641 Randal O'Hurley and his father were attainted. Catherine Collins or Cullinane was the daughter of McCarthy Reagh's physician. - Cork Journal. 1906. p.27. Photo. This castle and Ballinward were built by the Hurleys or O'Murrilys. - - Page 02. BALLINACARRIGA. - Cork Journal. 1906. p.27. In 1517 there was a John O'Murrily, Abbot of the parish of Myross. In 1490 an O'Hurily was Sub-Prior of the Franciscan Convent in Youghal. The Hurleys intermarried with the De Courceys and the Fitzgeralds. P.76. The name means "the mouth of the rock". An old residence of the family was said to be at -
Ballinacarriga, Near Dunmanway : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 03 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Smith says "built by Randal Oge Hurley at a noted pass. Lewis calls it a lofty pile 96 ft. high. There is a good spiral stone stairs. There are some curious carving mostly religious around the window of an upper room. High above the doorway to the right, is a grotesque carved figure. The O'Hurleys were powerful from about 1530. The name is also spelt Murrilly. Cork Jour. 1905, 1906. - Download size (PDF): 114 KB. Image no Vol_06-03. -
Ballinaroher, Near Clonakilty : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 03, no. 02 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. BALLINAROHER. Near Clonakilty. - Smith . Vol.I. p.37. A sept of the McCarthys called Mac Crimin had their seat here. It was antiently on of the best castles in this county. Mac Crimin justly forfeited this castle, together with his life, for a barbarous murder committed by him in 1641. This is stated in the Carbriae Notitia. 1691. - Lewis. Vol.II. p.614. The extensive ruins of Ballinaroher castle are situated on the south bank of the river, it appears to have been erected to protect the old Ford here which was the only pass between Bandon and the entire S.W. part of the county. Here was formerly a good residence of the Mc Carthys. - Cork Journal. 1906. p.29. A daughter of Randal Oge Hurley of Ballinacarriga (who died in 1631) married Dermot Mac Daniel Mac Carthy, alias Mac Crimin of Ballinvoher. In the same article is mentioned Ballinvoher, built in 1631 by the Mac Carthys. - Cork Journal. 1915. p.110. Edmund Hodnet of Courtmacsherry, seized the house and goods of Burrowes, who was afterwards hanged at Killivary wood by Mac Carthy of Ballinvoher. - Cork Journal. 1924. p. 47. In Bennett's "Bandon" there is a statement that Derry, Mounteen and Ballinrohur castles were owned by Dermod O'Hurley surnamed Lightfooted, in the 17th Century, in James II's time. - 1937. This castle is a large rather low ivy-covered building, it is on the road side, at some distance from the Arigideen river. It is in an extremely dilapidated state, being right beside a farmyard, and is used as a store and shelter for cattle. On the slope between it and the river are the remains of an old desmesne, garden orchard etc. - Download size (PDF): 172 KB. Image no Vol_03-02. -
Ballincollig Castle : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 02, no. 01 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. BALLINCOLLIG. - Smith Vol.I. p. 179. An ancient castle of the Barretts. In 1600 William Barrett, who had been concerned in Desmond's Rebellion, submitted to the Queen. The castle was garrisoned by Cromwell, and in the late wars for James II. It is built on rock and flanked by towers. - Lewis Vol.I. p.281. The ruins of an extensive castle on an isolated rock in the middle of an extensive plain. It was built by the Barretts in the reign of Edward Ill. William Barrett joined in the Desmond Rising against Elizabeth, but was pardoned. In 1641 it was in possession of the insurgents, who were dispossessed by Cromwell in 1645. In 1689 it was garrisoned for James II. After his flight it fell into decay and is now a stately ruin with a very strong and lofty square tower, still nearly perfect. - Cork Journal. 1895. p.21. Parker (1860) author of "Ancient Domestic Architecture of Ireland" says: Appears to be 13th Century. A very tall square tower on a rock, with the remains of the wall surrounding the bawn. The ground floor is vaulted, with no entrance into it but by a trap door from above, it was perhaps a prison. The first floor room is vaulted, the entrance to it is by a sloping road leading up on arches. The windows are small, single lights, some pointed, some square. One has a trefoil head, with ornaments above it. The second storey is vaulted, with seats in the windows, a drain, and a small cupboard. The third storey room is the principal one, it has windows on the four sides, and a socket for the rod of the casement. There is no fireplace in the tower, nor any projections. The bastion towers in the bawn wall seem 17th Century. On one side is a 2 light window, as if for a hall, also a fireplace and chimney. - Tuckey says that in 1317 Robt. Barret was granted land in Gronagh, and in 1359 Barry and Courcy invaded Richard Oge Barrett's lands and burned his houses. In 1377 and 1381 the Barretts are mentioned as being in sedition. Egmont M.S.S. Katherine Barrett of -
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Ballintotis, Near Midleton : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 05 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Probably a Geraldine castle. A small tower fairly well preserved, stairs and vaulted ceiling sound in 1936. Almost nothing is known about it. Smith I. 133 "On the old high road to Youghal". It is near 2 lakes. There were once 2 floors below the arched stone ceiling. A very narrow stairs from the principal room, above the vault another narrow stairs lead up to the parapet. - Download size (PDF): 219 KB. Image no Vol_06-05. -
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Ballinward, Near Kilmeen : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 06 : graphic
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Ballyannan, Midleton : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 07 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Probably built by the Hodnets, later rebuilt by the Brodericks in the 16th Cen. They lived there till the middle 18th Cen. - Download size (PDF): 114 KB. Image no Vol_06-07. -
Ballyhooly, Near Fermoy : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 08 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. Smith (1750) says "a castle of the Roches, formerly a forest of great extent. It afterwards passed to Sir Rd. Aldworth. In 1645 it ws taken by lord Castlehaven. Repaired by Lady Listowel who built the house in 1871. In 1838 the "Field Book" describes it "in ruins". There are 5 rooms in the castle, the outer court and one flanker remain. A modern house is built up against it. - Cork Jour. 1897. - - Page 02. Ballyhooly, Near Fermoy - Smith. Vol.I. p.350. A castle of the Roches, formerly a forest of great extent. This estate passed afterwards to Sir Richard Aldworth. - Lewis. Vol.I. p.138. An ancient castle on a rocky eminence over the Blackwater. Formerly one of the principal fortresses of the Roches, on its forfeiture was granted with the adjoining lands to Sir Richard Aldworth. 1645 Taken by Lord Castlehaven. - Cork Jour, 1897 p.248 & 260. Windele describes it as a large Keep of Tudor age, surrounded by the vestiges of walls and towers. Over the door is a projecting machicolation, above that an embattled parapet. The arch of the ground floor room, the outer court and one flanker remain. Lady Listowel repaired the castle. There are five rooms in it, one of them panelled with old wainscoating taken from the old house at Rinny. The windows and part of the stairs are the original. The house close to the castle was built in 1871 by the same Countess. - Grove White's Notes. I. p.217 & 234. 1908 In good condition. - Ordnance Survey 1841 shows it "in ruins". - O'Flanagan (about 1884) describes it, and refers to the machicoulis over the door. - 1937. The castle has obviously been restored, glass put in the windows etc. It is very close to the modern house, on one side the rock on which it is built runs straight down to the river, and there are remains of outworks. - Download size (PDF): 172 KB. Image no Vol_06-08. -
Ballyvenine or Coppinger's Court : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 03, no. 04 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. BALLYVENINE or COPPINGERS COURT. - Smith. Vol. I. p.270. The ruins of the largest house in Carbery, erected by Sir WaIter Coppinger, he designed to build a market town here but was hindered by the rebellion of 1641, in which wars the house was destroyed. - Lewis. Vol.II. p.536. The remains of an ancient house in the Elizabethan style, formerly the residence of the Coppinger family. - Cork Journal. 1895. p.391. There is mention of Sir WaIter Coppinger, the builder of Coppingers Court. - 1936. This is a fine example of the large semi fortified houses of the Elizabethan period, which were later than the castles, but less solidly built, and have not survived as well. It is an imposing block of building, with high gables, tall chimneys, machicolations and numerous windows, some of which remain fairly perfect, with the stone mullions unharmed, at some height from the ground. It rather resembles Ightermurragh, near Castlemartyr. Like all these buildings, it is only an empty shell, the stairs and floors having long since disappeared. Most of these fortified houses had short lives, as they were only built during the latter half of the 16th Century, and were damaged and partly destroyed during the 1641 Rising. The building stands in a field, at a short distance from the sea. - Download size (PDF): 161 KB. Image no Vol_03-04. -
