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    Liscarroll Castle is a 13th-century Hiberno-Norman fortress in County Cork, Ireland. In July 1642, at the start of the Irish Confederate Wars, the castle...
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    name. The remains of Liscarroll Castle, a large 13th-century Hiberno-Norman fortress, that still towers over the village of Liscarroll and the surrounding...
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    Liscarroll Belfast Dublin The Battle of Liscarroll was fought on 3 September 1642 in northern County Cork, Munster, between Irish Confederate and Royalist...
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    his castles at Liscarroll and Annagh holding out until September 1642." Coffey 1914, p. 107, line 14. "Inchiquin hurried to the relief of Liscarroll, arriving...
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    Battle of Liscarroll in September 1642. It is uncertain when the book was brought to Lismore Castle in the west of County Waterford, a castle which Lord...
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  • Church) 333 Liscarroll Castle Castle Liscarroll 52°15′40″N 8°48′12″W / 52.26108°N 8.80338°W / 52.26108; -8.80338 (Liscarroll Castle) 571 Lissacresig...
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    Church) 333 Liscarroll Castle Castle Liscarroll 52°15′40″N 8°48′12″W / 52.26108°N 8.80338°W / 52.26108; -8.80338 (Liscarroll Castle) 571 Lissacresig...
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  • of a Viscount Barry led forty footsoldiers and eight horsemen from Liscarroll Castle against the chieftain at the Allow River. From historical accounts...
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    circular guard towers and surrounded by a moat, similar to Liscarroll and Ballincollig. The castle grounds were church property of the Bishop of Cloyne, from...
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  • Protestant native Irish peer. He died of wounds received at the Battle of Liscarroll in September 1642. David was born on 10 March 1605, probably at Buttevant...
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    Castlefreke (redirect from Castle Freke)
    language name ('Castlefreke') from a large castle and estate in the area. Built in the 15th century, this castle was originally associated with the Barry...
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    Glanworth (redirect from Glanworth Castle)
    and the castle wall remain. The castle is now used mainly as a public walk. Glanworth Abbey was also built in the 13th century, next to the castle, by the...
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    Castlemartyr (redirect from Castle Martyr)
    community and sporting organisations, a 15th-century tower house (Castlemartyr Castle, now a ruin), and an 18th-century country house (Castlemartyr House, now...
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  • borders Newtownshandrum, Charleville, Ardpatrick, Effin, Churchtown, Liscarroll, Doneraile and Buttevant. Previously named as Ballyhaura in early 19th...
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    during the Williamite wars of the 1690s, after which authority over the town castle waxed and waned between the MacCarthys and a number of Anglo-Irish families...
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    and fought with his brothers against the Irish rebels at the battle of Liscarroll in September 1642. Boyle and in Ireland were left vulnerable by the outbreak...
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    commanded the forces which defeated the Irish irregular army at the Battle of Liscarroll on 3 September 1642, thereby preserving the Protestant interest in southern...
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    like Lord Mountgarret. These suffered a series of defeats, including Liscarroll, Kilrush, New Ross and Glenmaquinn, but the outbreak of the English Civil...
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    Clonakilty (/ˈklɔːnæˌkɪltiː/; Irish: Cloich na Coillte, meaning 'stone (castle) of the woods'), sometimes shortened to Clon, is a town in County Cork,...
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    Kanturk (redirect from Kanturk Castle)
    of the boar. To the south of the town, in Paal East townland, is Kanturk Castle. Known locally as the Old Court, this fortified house was built c. 1601...
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    village is said to derive from an early monastic site near where Monkstown Castle now stands. Although no archaeological evidence remains for the monastery...
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    three self-contained walled districts: High Town was next to the Kilkenny Castle and bounded on the east by the River Nore; Irish Town was also bounded on...
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    the 1st Earl of Barrymore, then after his death, married John Barry, of Liscarroll, County Cork, Ireland. Lady Sarah Boyle (1609–1633), married Sir Thomas...
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    1st Earl of Barrymore, then after his death, married John Barry, of Liscarroll, co Cork, Ireland. Lady Sarah Boyle (1609–1633), married Sir Thomas Moore...
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    Tarelton 76 Mallow CN Buttevant, Charleville, Doneraile, Glantaine, Kanturk, Liscarroll, Mallow, Milford, Newmarket 118 Midleton CN Ballycotton, Carrigtwohill...
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    castle') is a village about 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th-century castle built...
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    Siege of Limerick (1642) (category Attacks on castles in Ireland)
    St John's Castle - Limerick Belfast Dublin The city of Limerick was besieged five times during the 17th century. Two of these sieges took place during...
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    Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra, meaning 'the castle-town of Béarra') originally referred to a MacCarthy dynasty castle which once stood in the area.[citation...
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    place on 15 September 1647 during the Irish Confederate Wars, when Cashel Castle in County Tipperary was taken by a Protestant Parliamentarian army commanded...
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    Baltimore is that of the O'Driscoll castle, Dún na Séad or Dunashad ("fort of the jewels"). The restored castle is open to the public and overlooks the...
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