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Timoleague Castle : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 03, no. 17 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. TIMOLEAGUE. Smith. Vol.I. p.250. The Arigideen washes the walls of an old castle of the O'Shaghnessies. It now belongs to the Earls of Barrymore. It was taken by Lord Forbes, retaken by the Irish, but was captured by Col. Myn in 1643. (Vol.II. p.146.) Some records mention that an old castle of the Morils stood here, and that Mac Carthy Reagh took it from him and put the Franciscans in it. - Lewis. Vol.II. p.625. On the banks of the river stand the ruins of an ancient castle built by the Morils in 1206. Near the Spital Fields are the ruins of the hospital for lepers founded by McCarty. The castle belonging to Sir Roger Shaughnessy was besieged and burnt in 1642 by Lord Forbes. It was again taken by Col. Myn from the Irish in 1643. - Cork Journal. 1902. P.172. Cox. "Regnum Corcagiense". A small village protected by a strong castle on the East. - Cork Journal. 1907. p.18. Very similar to Carrignamuck. Little is known of its history. - p.9. Small Photo. - P.149. In the Annals of Innisfallen, under the year 1215 Nicholas Boy Barry is said to have built the castles of Tigh Molaga and Dundeide. - P.9. According to the letter of Tristram Whetcombe, Mayor of Kinsale, the defenders and people who fled from Coolmain on the approach of the soldiers from Bandon, rowed up the river and took shelter in Tymeleague castle. - - Page 02. TIMOLEAGUE. Cork Journal. 1910. p.30. As early as 1215 one of the Barrys built this and Dundeady. - Cork Journal. 1927. p.93. In 1206 the O'Murrillys had a castle here. McCarthy Reagh took it from them later. About 1465 an Abbey was founded here. - 1938. The castle was pulled down as the structure was said to be unsafe. A photo in the Cork Examiner shows a corner slit window, also a four light window over the doorway, with a larger one plain and square headed, above that again. - Download size (PDF): 213 KB. Image no Vol_03-17. -
Togher, Near Dunmanway : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 03, no. 18 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. TOGHER. Near Dunmanway. The name means a hurdle track across a bog. Smith. Vol.I. p.286. - Belonged to the McCarthys of Glounacrime. Teig O'Downey, the last of this branch, owned it and Dunmanway. Lewis. Vol.I. p.568 and 612. - In the mountains are the ruins of Toher Castle. Randal McCarthy, owner of Ballinacarriga, is said to have built it. It is a lofty tower. Cork Journal. 1892. p.102. - Built by Tadg an Orsa, between 1597 and 1618. Cork Journal. 1895. p.482. - Photos. A fortified house. No vaulted stone arch. Ample provision for fireplaces on all floors. Machicolations at the level of the battlements, also small round loops for hand guns in the parapet wall, all defence being from the summit. May be compared with Mashanaglas, which was built about the same time. The walls are 6ft thick at the base, diminishing to about 4ft above. There is a circular stairs from the bottom to the top in the N.E. angle of the building. Left of the stairs, on the ground floor is a door leading to a dungeon, or black hole. The door of the castle is very wide, a second door has been broken in the W. wall. A cross wall cuts the castle into two unequal parts up to the top, ending in a gable with several chimneys. The smaller room on the floor above the basement has a strong arched ceiling of masonry. On each floor is a larger W. room and a smaller E. one. The third floor has also two rooms, unlike the other floors they do not comunicate with each other, only directly with the stairs. - - Page 02. TOGHER. The room on the W. side is the state room, with the remains of a handsome mantelpiece. There are two windows in the N. and two in the S. wall, of unequal size, the larger ones with two lights, separated by carved stone mullions. There is a hole for the bar of shutters. The rooms on the 4th floor are low, with no fireplaces or windows, probably store rooms. Five steps lead to the battlements. In the parapet walls are embrasures for hand guns, but there is no place -
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Dromineen, Near Mallow : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 04, no. 03 : graphic
Transcript of text: - Page 01. DROMINEEN. Near Mallow. Smith. Vol.I. p.308. The seat of the O'Callaghans. In James I's time they erected a very stately house on the foundations of the castle. The Bawn is large, flanked with round towers, and enclosed with a high stone wall. In King William's wars the English kept a garrison here. It is now in ruins. - Lewis. Vol.II. p.208. The extensive remains of the castle of Dromineen, ancient residence of the O'Callaghans, occupy a bold and romantic situation on the S. bank of the Blackwater. - Cork Journal. 1897. p.218, Photo. p.217. Gillman describes it and says: In the interior is an ancient wall about 5ft thick, which seems to be part of the old castle. There are several buildings. A round tower and a guard room are both loopholed for guns. To the South is a space of 6 acres which was paved till recently, around it is a wall strengthened with half round towers, crenellated for hand guns. The ruinous semi fortified house is probably early 17th Century. - 1573. A Pardon to Cahir O'Callaghan of Dromineen. - Cork Journal. 1905 p.34. Windele says it is an example of the last phase of castellation. It had high chimneys, gables and projecting parapets. The carved doorways, dripstones, mullions and mantelpieces were excellent. After 1641 it was granted to Sir Richard Kyrle, and later sold to the Newman family. (1696) In 1694 Dillon Newman restored it, he died in 1739, and his widow went to live in Cork. Soldiers were quartered in it and it fell into disrepair, and a new house was built at Newberry. There is a fine tree lined avenue. - - Page 02. DROMINEEN. Cork Journal. 1897. p.218. This avenue leads from the church to the castle, and was much admired by Windele. Cork Journal. 1907. p.84. The Bawn was one of the largest in Ireland, it was flanked on three sides by semi circular towers pierced for hand guns. At the junction of the S. and E. walls, where the old road, called the "Bohireen na Spridou (road of the Spirits), passes, stood the Co -
Glanworth Castle : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 04, no. 04 : graphic
Transcript of text: - GLANWORTH. Smith. Vol.I. p.351. The ruins of a sumptous castle, built by the Flemings, and afterwards owned by the Roches. There are some buildings, and a high tower erected on arched vaults. Around it is a strong wall flanked with turrets. - Lewis. Vol.I. p.655. An ancient seat of the Roche family. A quadrilateral area enclosed by strong walls nearly 6ft. thick at each angle is a round tower. It was one of the last garrisons in the south that held out for the King, but was besieged by Ireton and surrendered. - Cork Jour. 1897. p. 169. Windele says: an irregular square, enclosed in crumbling ramparts, three of the angles defended by round towers, containing an arched room lit by slits. At the N.W. angle was a square tower. There are two distinct Keeps, one in the middle, square, of limestone mixed with a small rubbly stone. Almost total absence of windows, one a plain lintel headed opening. The other Keep is ruined, and seems to have been an oblong building with a slender tower projecting to the North and containing small rooms. - Cork Jour. 1912. p.168. This district belonged to the O'Dugans and O'Kiefs. After the Norman Invasion it was granted to Fleming, his heiress married Roche, a soldier of fortune, who built many castles. A quadrilateral area, enclosed by strong walls, defended at each angle by towers. Inside it is a square tower. There is also another tower of recent date, which contained the state apartments. - 1937. The tall narrow tower is now little more than an angle, with one side completely destroyed, and the small vaulted room below exposed. The outer walls and parts of the turrets still remain. The large old low square tower, very strongly built, is in fair condition. The buildings are perched on a high rock above the river. - Download size (PDF): 264 KB. Image no Vol_04-04. -
Kilbeheny, Near Mitchelstown : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 04, no. 05 : graphic
Transcript of text: - KILBEHENY. Near Mitchelstown. - Cork Journal. 1893. p.82. This castle was the residence of the White Knights, a title given to Maurice Fitzgibbon by Edward Ill. in 1333. There were nine White Knights, the last one died in this castle, a powerful chief. He captured and handed over to the English James Desmond the "Sugan Earl", who had joined the Rising of O'Neill in 1598, after keeping him prisoner in this castle. The White Knight and his heir died in 1608. The Castle consisted of five storeys. - Cork Journal. 1906. p.58. In a letter written at Shandon in 1600, Carew, Lord President of Munster, says: The White Knight hath sent sundry messengers unto me, promising to be an honest man, a more faithless man never lived upon the earth. - 1938. This castle is now very dilapidated, all one side having fallen down, exposing the vault, which is not very high up. At either side of it a sort of passage in the wall is to be seen, but the stairs has disappeared. It is still possible to climb up on to the top of the vault. In the basement room there is a small almost square window, and high up in one angle of the building is a little corner window. - Download size (PDF): 285 KB. Image no Vol_04-05. -
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