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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 ...
The castle was built beginning as early as 1580 by the Stewart family, and completed by Alexander Mackenzie, third son of Colin Cam Mackenzie of Kintail around 1618. As a result of his marriage (contract 15 August 1611) to the widow of Sir James Stewart of Kilcoy, he had a charter of the lands of Kilcoy dated 18 July 1616 and a further charter of the Barony of Kilcoy dated 29 January 1618.
Sinead Cusack and her husband Jeremy Irons, actors, purchased the 13th-century Kilcoe Castle near Ballydehob. [4] Fionn Ferreira, inventor and scientist, was born in Ballydehob. [19] Danno O'Mahony, wrestler who won the NWA World Championship in June 1935. Known as the "Irish Whip", in reference to his throwing technique, he was also a champion ...
Dunmanus, Boulder Burial Bronze Age 2200-600 BC, O'Mahony Castle Medieval post 1200 AD; Dooneen, Promontory Fort Celtic Iron Age 600 BC - 400 AD; Kilangle, Church Early Christian 400 - 1200 AD; Kilbrown, Church Well Bullaun; Kilcoe, McCarthy Castle Medieval post 1200 AD; Leamcon, Medieval Castle; Lissacaha, Ringfort Celtic Iron Age 600BC - 400 AD
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 ...
He owns Kilcoe Castle near Ballydehob, County Cork, Ireland, [82] and had the castle painted a traditional ochre colour which was misreported as being 'pink'. [83] He also has another Irish residence in The Liberties of Dublin , as well as a home in his birth town of Cowes , a detached house and barn in Watlington , Oxfordshire [ 84 ] and a ...
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 .
Baltimore Beacon, also known as Lot's wife. One of the most notable landmarks in the area is the Baltimore Beacon, also known as Lot's wife. Towards the end of July 1847, Commander James Wolfe, R.N., informed the Ballast Board that he had recently completed a survey of Baltimore Harbour and noticed the destruction of the beacon on the eastern point of the southern entrance to the harbour.