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Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect upper Cork Harbour and port, the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.
Blackrock Castle: Blackrock: Castle: 17th century (original) 19th century (reconstruction) Though some of the 17th century structure remains, most features were built after a 19th-century fire, and it now houses an observatory [12] Dundanion Castle: Blackrock Tudor tower house: 16th century
Blackrock is home to Blackrock National Hurling Club (nicknamed The Rockies) which is located on Church Road. [7] The Rockies are one of Ireland's most successful clubs, with 32 Senior Hurling Championship titles, 3 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships , 5 pre-1970 All-Ireland Titles and a number of notable inter-county hurlers over ...
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The castle is a short distance from the centre of Mahon on the banks of the River Lee, and was built by the citizens of Cork as a watch tower and fort to guard the city's waterway. In a collaboration between Cork City Council and the Cork Institute of Technology , Blackrock Castle was re-opened to the public in August 2007 as Blackrock Castle ...
The Irish rebel "red" Hugh O'Donnell, Oliver Cromwell, Conor O'Brien and his wife Máire Rua O'Brien (the "Red Mary"), the High Sheriff of County Clare and Viscount Powerscourt amongst others played a part in the Castle's turbulent history. The Castle became a ruin after its last inhabitants left in the mid-19th century, only to be fully ...
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Blackrock Castle; Blackrock railway station (County Cork) D. Dundanion Castle This page was last edited on 13 June 2023, at 23:18 (UTC). Text is available under the ...