Transcript of text: - Books of Reference. Antient and present state of the County and City of Cork by Charles Smith, 1750. Visitation of Dive Downes, Bishop of Cork and Ross, 1691-1709. Youngs Tour of Ireland, (1776-9). Hoares Journal of a Town in Ireland, 1791. Holmes Sketches of some of the Southern Counties of Ireland. London, 1801. Davies Journal (Dean of Cork 1710), written 1689. Windles Cork and it<U+2019>s Vicinity, 1839. Windles Cork and County, 1860. Windles Survey of Cork, 1815. Grose Antiquities of Ireland, 2 Vol. Cody, River Lee, Cork, and Corkonians. Lewis topographical Dictionary, 1837. Gibson History of Cork, 1861. Tuckey<U+2019>s Remembrancer. - Download size (PDF): 111 KB. Image no Vol_06-48.
Transcript of text: - Cork Journal, 1895. Togher- a hurdle track across a bog. Smith says it belonged to the McCarthy's of Glownacrime. (Cork Journ. 1892) says it was built by Tadg or Orsa, between 1597 and 1618. Forfeited after 1641 and granted to Hoares of Iretons army. In 1666 it was unroofed. In 1746 Wm Millner got a lease for 999 years. Before 1895 it was reroofed and modernised by Father Lyons. There were many rooms high chimneys and fireplaces, windows and doors had been broken out. There are machicolations and small round loops for hand guns in the parapet walls. A circular stone stairs leads to the top. On the ground floor, left of the stairs, is a door leading to a dungeon. - Download size (PDF): 94 KB. Image no Vol_06-47.
Transcript of text: - "The Black Castle". Built on an island approached by a narrow passage. It was taken in 1602 by the Lord president of Munster, Carew. Said to have been built by Connor O'Mahony (d. 1473) son of Dermod Runtach. 1622 this property was leased to Sir Wm. Hull. Irish state papers tell of pirates who anchored in Lyme Con bay and traded with Sir Wm. Hall. Down Survey 1657 calls all these castles "ruinous". - Rosbrin, Near Ballydehob, 1936. Smith says the ruins of a castle built by the O'Mahonys on a rock overhanging the ocean. Carew demolished it and battered the W. wall to the ground. The owner turned pirate in Elizabeth's day. Lewis says here was written the "Psalter of Rosbrin" by a Bard of the O'Mahonys. The Book of Lough says that Finghen (a son of Dermod Runtach _ 1400) got it. He was a learned man, chief of the clan. D. 1496. Noted for his humanity and hospitality. No MS of the Psalter has been seen since Smith's time. - Download size (PDF): 106 KB. Image no Vol_06-36.
Transcript of text: - A castle of the McCarthys, on the Bandon river. Though well fortified the defenders ran away and left it in 1642 so the English took it and set it on fire. Little is known of its history but it is in fair condition though used as a store by the farmers. - Download size (PDF): 110 KB. Image no Vol_06-34.
Transcript of text: - Built in 1467 by Cormac McCarthy. It is a fine square tower with a small bawn or courtyard. There are 5 stories and according to Windele a stairs of 77 marble steps and 2 stone vaulted cielings, also a fine large upper room or hall. In one corner of the courtyard is a small ancient turret, partly ruined, with its entrance 10ft up from the ground. - Cork Jour. 1896. 1908. 1909. - Download size (PDF): 110 KB. Image no Vol_06-33.
