Macroom Castle

Macroom Castle is recorded as a castle in County Cork. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Macroom Castle was built by the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty in the 15th century and later held by the Fitzgeralds, Earls of Desmond. It is important as a historic stronghold associated with key events in the Desmond Rebellions and as a symbol of Gaelic and Norman influence in Munster.