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    Castle
    Name and
    Additional Names (residency if known)
    Parish/Townland
    (State)

    Description
    Early Founder(s)
    -- Time Period(s) Contructed
    Links
    AhaneskRuins of a medieval castle. <<1>>
    Ardagh Castle
    (R)
    - <<1>>
    Ardintenant Castle (Ardinterran Castle) - <<1>>
    Ballea Castle
    (Private residence)
    (F)
    de Cogan, MacCarthy -- 16th century <<1>> <<2>>
    Ballinacarriga Castle (Ballynacarriga Castle, Ballincarrig castle)
    (P)
    A four-storeyed 16th century towerhouse.
    Hurley (1585)
    <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Ballinaloe Castle (Ballinlough Castle?) - <<1>>
    Ballincollig castle
    (Private residence) (R)
    A 14th century castle with walled enclosure. <<1>> <<2>>
    Ballyannan (R) Broderick (c1641) -- strong-house <<1>>
    Ballycatteen Ring Fort A prehistoric fort. <<1>>
    Ballyclogh Castle (Ballyclough Castle) (P) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Ballycrenan castle (R) - <<1>>
    Ballyhooley Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Ballyinn Castle - <<1>>
    Ballylough Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Ballymagooly Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Ballymaloo Castle - -
    Bally-Roberts Castle (banks of river Bride) - <<1>>
    Baltimore Castle (P) A 16th century castle, now used as a sailing school.
    O'Driscoll -- 17th century
    <<1>> <<2>>
    Bantry House (F) - <<1>>
    Barnahely Castle (N) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Barrymore Castle - <<1>>
    Barryscourt Castle
    (Castle Cloydubh) (F)
    A medieval castle rebuilt in the 16th century."><<1>> <<1>>
    Belvelly Castle (P) Hodnet <<1>> <<2>> <<3>>
    Black Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Blackrock Castle
    Cork City (F)
    Mountjoy (c1604) <<1>> <<2>>
    Blarney Castle (P) MacCarthy (1446) <<1>> <<2>>
    Bregogue Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Broghill Castle
    (Cregane, Creggan, Creggane House/Castle)
    - <<1>> <<2>>
    Bryan's Fort A 17th century fort and a prehistoric fort. <<1>>
    Buttevant Castle
    (Barry's Castle, King John’s Castle) (R)
    - <<1>> <<2>>
    Cahervagliar Fort (R) Stone Fort <<1>>
    Careysville castle (Ballymacpatrick castle) (N) - <<1>>
    Carn Tighernagh An Iron Age fort. <<1>>
    Carrickabrick Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Carrig castle (R) - <<1>>
    Carrigadrohid Castle (Carrickadroichid Castle) (P) MacCarthy - 16th century <<1>> <<2>> <<3>>
    Carrigaline Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Carriganass Castle A l6th century castle. <<1>>
    Carrigaphooca Castle A 16th century rectangular towerhouse.
    MacCarthy of Drishane -- 15th century
    <<1>> <<2>>
    Carrignacurra Castle (Carrigacunna Castle) (P) tower-house <<1>>
    Carrignamuck Castle (Dripsey Castle) (P) MacCarthy <<1>>
    Carrigonnon Castle - -
    Carrigrohane castle (Kilgrohanemore Castle) (R) 14th/16th century ruins. <<1>> <<2>> <<3>>
    Castle at the park - <<1>>
    Castle Dod (N) - <<1>>
    Castle Donovan (Donovan's, O'Donovan's, Castledonovan) (P) - <<1>>
    Castle Freke
    (Castlefreke)
    Rosscarbery (R)
    (1641) <<1>>
    Castle Harrison (F) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle Hyde
    (Hotel) (F)
    - <<1>>
    Castle Ishen
    (Castlelishon) (R)
    - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle Lehane, Castle O'Lehan - <<1>>
    Castle Lyons (P) Lord Barrymore <<1>>
    Castle Mahon *** (Monkstown Castle, Castle Mahowne,
    Castle Bernard,
    Castle O'Mahony,
    Castle Mahony)
    ( park)
    Monkstown (R)
    Ruins of a 16th century castle burned down in 1921. <<1>> <<2>> <<3>> <<4>> <<5>>
    Castle Mahon *** (Monkstown Castle, Castle Mahowne, Castle Bernard, Castle O'Mahony, Castle Mahony) (Park) Monkstown (R) A five-storeyed 17th century rectangular stronghouse.
    Archdekin (1630s) -- strong-house
    <<1>> <<2>> <<3>> <<4>> <<5>>
    Castle Martyr (Castlemartyr, Castle Imokilly, castle Ballymartyr) (P) A 15th century enclosure castle with a five-storeyed towerhouse, built on the probable site of a 12th century earthwork castle.
    baron of Imokilly -- (1440)
    <<1>> <<2>> <<3>>
    Castle Mary (Castlemary,Carraigacotta) (N) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle More (Barrett's Castle) (R) Ruins of a 13th century hall-tower on the site of an earlier enclosure castle.
    de Cogan, Barrett -- 13th century
    <<1>> <<2>>
    castle of Ballintowlas (Ballintotas) (R) - <<1>>
    Castle of Dunashad
    Baltimore (R)
    - <<1>>
    castle of Kilnaturra (P) - <<1>>
    Castle Richard (Ballygarran Castle) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle Salem
    (Bed & Breakfast) (P)
    - <<1>>
    Castle Townsend Castle (F) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle Warren (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle Widenham (F) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castlehaven Castle (R) (1601) <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle-Kevin (N) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle-Long
    (Dun-na-Long castle) (R)
    - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castle-Magner Castle (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castlemore Castle (Dun Draighneain, Drinan's fort) (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castletown Roche Castle (N) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Castleventry Site of an enclosure castle. <<1>>
    Charles Fort
    Kinsale Harbor (P)
    (c1685) <<1>>
    Clodagh Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Clonmeen or Cloonmeen Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Cloyne Castle (N) - <<1>>
    Cloyne Round Tower Round Tower <<1>> <<2>>
    Conna Castle (Connagh Castle) (P) Fitzgerald (c1500), Boyle -- tower <<1>>
    Coole Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Coppinger's Court (R) Coppinger (c1625) -- semi-fortified house <<1>> <<2>>
    Cork Castle (Skiddy's Castle) A 15th century stone towerhouse, built, according to Fry, on a timber raft in a peat bog. <<1>>
    Corrin Hill An Iron Age fort. <<1>>
    Creg Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Dhermod's castle (R) - <<1>>
    Donemark Castle (N) - <<1>>
    Doneraile Castle (N) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Donneen Castle (Downeen Castle, Downyne Castle) (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Drishane Castle (F) MacCarthy (c1450), Wallis -- tower-house <<1>>
    Dromagh Castle (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Dromaneen Castle (R) A 16th/17th century "L-plan" stronghouse.
    O'Callaghan (c1600) -- L-shaped strong-house
    <<1>> <<2>>
    Dromore Castle -
    Duaregill Castle - <<1>>
    Dun Ui Mheachair A 1798 fort. <<1>>
    Dunacowig Castle -
    Dunamark Castle An early Anglo-Norman earthwork enclosure castle. <<1>>
    Dunanore castle ('Golden Fort') (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Dunbeacon Castle (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Dunboy Castle
    Castletownbere (R)
    Remains of a 15th century towerhouse, replaced by a star-plan fort in the 17th century.
    O'Sullivan Beare -- 15th century tower
    <<1>> <<2>>
    Dundaniel Castle The ruins of a 15th century castle. <<1>>
    Dundanion Castle (Galwey’s Castle) (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Duneedy Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Duneen Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Dungorley Castele -
    -
    Dunmanus Castle (P) - <<1>>
    Dunny Cove Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Dunore Castle -
    -
    Dunowen Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Dunworley Castle -
    -
    Elizabeth Fort Parts surviving of a fort built in 1603 and used as a prison in the 19th century. <<1>>
    Fort Camden A late 18th century fort. <<1>>
    Fota Island Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Garinish Island A Martello tower. <<1>>
    Glanworth Castle (or Glanore) (P) A 13th century castle with great tower and curtain walls and a gatehouse converted to a towerhouse in the 15th century.
    Condon, Roche -- 13th & 15th century
    <<1>> <<2>> <<3>>
    Horse island near Castle-Townsend (a Martello Tower) - <<1>>
    Ightermurragh (R) An early 17th century cruciform plan stronghouse
    15th century strong-house
    <<1>> <<2>>
    Inchiquin Castle (Inchiquin Tower) (R) Remains of a cylindrical great tower.
    A round-keep
    <<1>>
    James's Fort An early 17th century fort. <<1>>
    Kanturk Castle (The Old Court) (P) A 17th century rectangular stronghouse with corner towers. The castle was probably never completed.
    MacDonagh (c1601), MacCarthy, Perceval -- strong-house
    <<1>> <<2>> <<3>>
    Kilbolane Castle (R) Remains of a 13th century castle.
    Cogan, Fitzgerald, Power -- 15th/16th century
    <<1>> <<2>>
    Kilbree Castle (Ballinvard Castle?) (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Kilbrittain Castle (F) - <<1>>
    Kilcoe Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Kilcolman Castle (Kilcoman, Coleman , Colman Castle) (R) The ruins of a building which was once the home of the poet Edmund Spenser. <<1>> <<2>>
    Kilcor Castle - <<1>>
    Kilcrea Castle (R) MacCarthy <<1>>
    Kilfinnan Castle - <<1>>
    Kilgoban Castle
    situated at the side of the river Bandon
    - <<1>>
    Kilgobbin Castle (Kilgobban Castle) (R) - <<1>> <<2>>
    Kincolisky castle (Kincoe Castle) (R) - <<1>>
    Kinneigh Round Tower Round Tower <<1>> <<2>>
    Kinsale Castle 1 (Desmond Castle)
    Kinsale (F)
    A 15/16th century towerhouse often used to house prisoners of war.
    Fitzgerald (c1500)
    <<1>> <<2>>
    Kinsale Castle 2 (R) The ruins of a five-storeyed 15th century towerhouse with curtain walls. <<1>> <<2>>
    Knockdrum Cashel Ancient Fort <<1>>
    Knockdrum Hill A ring-fort nearby. <<1>>
    Leacanabuile Fort A fort
    of unknown date.
    <<1>>
    Leap Castle (Leim ui Bhanain) (F) The remains of the 16th century stronghold of the Ely O'Carrolls, reputedly the most haunted castle in Ireland with twenty-four ghosts.
    O'Bannon, O'Carroll
    <<1>> <<2>> <<3>>
    Lemcon Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Liclash Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Liscaha (the Battle Fort) (R) - <<1>>
    Liscarroll Castle (P) A 13th century stone enclosure castle with gatehouse.
    de Barry, Percival -- 13th century
    <<1>>
    <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Lisgriffin Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Lisnagle Castle - <<1>>
    Lohort Castle (Loghort castle) (P) Ruin of a six-storeyed 15th century towerhouse.
    MacCarthy -- late 15th century tower
    <<1>>
    <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Lombard's Castle (R) - <<1>>
    Macroom Castle
    Macroom (R)
    Carew, McCarthy <<1>>
    Mallow Castle
    Mallow (P)
    A 16th century stronghouse with a number of flanking towers.
    Roche, FitzGerald -- 13th/16th century
    <<1>>
    <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Mashanaglass Castle (Mashaglass Castle) (R) - <<1>>
    Milltown castle (Miltown Castle) (P) - <<1>>
    Mitchelstown Castle (N) - <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Moneygaff East Ringfort - <<1>>
    Mount Long Castle ***
    Monkstown (P)
    - <<1>>
    Mount Long Castle ***
    Monkstown (P)
    A 17th century towerhouse. <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Prince Rupert's tower (R) - <<1>>
    Reendesert (Reenadisert Court) (R) O'Sullivan Beare -- strong-house <<1>>
    Ring-Mahon Castle (R) - <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Roche Castle
    Glanworth (R)
    Roche <<1>>
    Roche's Tower (N) - <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Rock Castle (Castleshort, Caisleángearr) (N) - <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Rooves More Ring Fort - <<1>>
    Rossbrin Castle (R) The 14th century ruins of an O'Mahony castle. <<1>> <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Rostellan Castle (R) - <<1>>
    <<1>>
    Sherkin Island The ruins of an O'Driscoll castle. <<1>>
    Shippool Castle Ruins of a 15th century rectangular towerhouse <<1>>
    Shorte Castell (Castle Garr) (R) - <<1>>
    Threecastles (R) 15th century <<1>>
    Togher Castle - <<1>>
    Town Walls of Youghal 13th century
    Tynte's Castle (F) An early 17th century castle. <<1>>
    <<1>>
    White Castle - <<1>>
    Condition Key: R = Ruin, P = Partial F = Full, N = None
     
     

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