Ardintenant, Near Schull : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 06, no. 02 : graphic

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Transcript of text: - Page 01. This castle was the residence of the chief of the O'Mahonys. It was built not later than 1310 (Cork Jour. 1899, 1909, &1910). Many generations of this family lived and died there until 1607 when Donal O'Mahony let it to Holland and later to Galway. It is built in an old Rath, like some 13th century castles. - Cork Jour. 1909, 1910, 1897. - - Page 02. Ardintenant. near Skull. - Smith. Vol.I. p.282. A ruined castle, the chief residence of the O'Mahonys. - Cork Jour. 1909. p.72 & 121. Its site, like some 13th Century castles, Castle Lac, Caherdriny and others, is an ancient rath, whose inner rampart was replaced by a curtain wall. Only one flanking tower remains. The wall is almost destroyed, but the castle is fair. Like some other early castles, the entrance to the stairs is from outside, over the door on the ground level, which opens into a vaulted basement. - Cork Jour. 1909. p.123. Built not later than 1310. The Annals of Loch Ce say that O'Mahon of the western land died in his own castle of Ard an Tennail A.D. 1473. - Cork Jour. 1910. 1602 Donough O'Mahon, nominal head of the Clan, died a minor at Ardintennane. His brother Donal succeeded him. Till the 1650 confiscations the story of this family is one of decay, some of them went to Spain. Donal owned this castle, also Ballydevlin and Dunlough. In 1607 he let this to Holland, later on to Galway, and lived himself at Ballydevlin. - Download size (PDF): 153 KB. Image no Vol_06-02.

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