
What is recorded here
Carrignacurra Castle is a four-storey stone tower in County Cork, built to control a dangerous ford where the River Lee cut a narrow throat through the land. Its sharp southeastern corner throws out like a broken tooth, studded with gun-loops that watched the entrance and the water below. The O'Leary family treated it as a home and a weapon, while later owners changed it from a military seat into a private residence.
Carrignacurra Castle is recorded as a castle in County Cork. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Carrignacurra Castle, located in County Cork, was likely built during the late medieval period, though specific builders or holders are not well documented. It is remembered as part of the region's historic landscape, reflecting the strategic and defensive architecture of the time in southern Ireland.
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