What is recorded here
Built by Myles De Courcey in 1225. It was occupied by the Spaniards before the Battle of Kinsale. The De Courcey family lived here up to the early sixteenth century. The only remains today are the western wall and part of the north wall
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Photo credits
- Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Speckled Bird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Einaz80, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Andy Beecroft, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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