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Conna Castle
Conna Castle (''Irish'': Caisleán Chonaithe) is a 16th century tower house located near Conna in County Cork, Ireland. History 16th century Conna Castle is situated in County Cork on the River Bride, a tributary of the River Blackwater, roughly six miles west of Tallow, County Waterford. It was erected on land owned by the Earls of Desmond, which they acquired in the 1460s. The land was granted to Thomas fitz James FitzGerald, the illegitimised son of James fitzGerald, the 13th Earl of Desmond. Though it appears to be of 14th or 15th century construction, in reality it was built by Thomas in the mid-sixteenth century, likely between 1560 and 1561. James fitzThomas fitzGerald, known as the Earl, was the last of the fitzGerald's to reside in Conna Castle. James fitzThomas briefly took a leading role in the Nine Years War, before being captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London, which marked the end of the reign of the Earls of Desmond. 17th century The castle was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conna
Conna () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the River Bride, near the town of Fermoy, on the R628 regional road. The village contains several pubs, a shop, a post office, a Roman Catholic church (built ) and a nearby Church of Ireland chapel. The village is dominated by Conna Castle, a five-story tower house situated on a limestone outcrop near the river. History Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, standing stone and fulacht fiadh sites in the townlands of Conna, Clashaganniv, Curraheen and Kilclare. During the mid-16th century, the Fitzgeralds, Earls of Desmond, built Conna Castle on a high limestone rock overlooking the River Bride. The castle and its estate was seized by the English and passed into the hands of Walter Raleigh, the English settler. The rightful heir to the castle, James FitzThomas (the Sugán Earl) staged an unsuccessful attempt to capture the castle. The castle then went through a series of differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |