Inchiquin, Near Killeagh : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 30 : graphic
Item
Dublin Core
Title
Inchiquin, Near Killeagh : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 30 : graphic
Subject
Castles Ireland Cork (County).
Tower-Houses Ireland Cork (County).
Cork (County) History.
Description
Transcript of text: - One of the few round castles. In 1322 a document mentions it as a round tower built of stone. It was the property of the Fitzgeralds and was a dower house for widows of the Desmond family. The walls are from 8-12 ft. thick There is an account of it in Sainthill's "Old Countess of Desmond". This lady lived here for 70 years and died in 1604 tradition says aged 140. Ralegh later owned this property and sold it to Boyle. It was stormed by Cromwell and a boat battered the walls from the river. Lord Ponsonby built on an abutment to preserve it but the river undermined it and part fell in 1850. The castle is not built on rock which is most unusual and the tides have shaken the building. - Download size (PDF): 463 KB. Image no Vol_06-30.
Creator
Healy, James N. James Nagle, 1916-1993.
Date
10/09/2012
1937
Contributor
Cork County Library
Rights
Reproduction rights reserved.
Format
3 photographic prints. Digital Image graphic
Identifier
569874
Collection
Citation
Healy, James N. James Nagle, 1916-1993., “Inchiquin, Near Killeagh : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 30 : graphic,” Cork Local Studies Digital Archive, accessed October 22, 2024, https://corkdigitalarchive.ie/items/show/1340.