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Swords Castle
Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries. At least partially occupied through the 16th and 17th centuries, the castle was used as a place of rendezvous by Anglo-Irish Catholic families during the 1641 Rebellion. The site was afforded protection as a National Monument and placed under the guardianship of the Office of Public Works in the early 20th century. As of the late 20th and early 21st century, the site was subject to a program of "long term phased restoration", and is partially opened for tours. The site is listed on Fingal County Council's Record of Protected Structures. Description The castle was built as the manorial residence of the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin, John Comyn, around 1200 or a little later in Swords, just north of Dublin. The castle was never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Comyn (bishop)
John Comyn (c. 1150 – 25 October 1212), born in England, was Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland. Life He was chaplain to King Henry II of England and on his "urgent" recommendation was elected Archbishop of Dublin following the death of St. Laurence O'Toole in 1180.John D'Alton: ''Memoirs of the Archbishops of Dublin''. Hodges and Smith, 1838 He had been a Benedictine monk at the Evesham Abbey. In 1181, he was elected to the archbishopric of Dublin by some of the clergy of Dublin, who had assembled at Evesham for the purpose. He was not then a priest, but was subsequently, in the same year, ordained such, at Velletri, and on Palm Sunday (21 March) was there consecrated archbishop by Pope Lucius III. The following year the pope granted him manors and lands in and around Dublin, which subsequently formed the Manor of St. Sepulchre, which remained under the authority of the Archbishop of Dublin until the 19th century. The pope also, in an effort to protect the Dublin archbishopric f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swords Castle Dublin 1820
A sword is a cutting and/or thrusting weapon. Sword, Swords, or The Sword may also refer to: Places * Swords, Dublin, a large suburban town in the Irish capital * Swords, Georgia, a community in the United States * Sword Beach, code name for the Normandy Coast landing area on D-day in World War II Arts, media, and entertainment Film and television * ''Swords'' (TV series), a documentary TV series on the Discovery Channel * ''The Sword'' (1980 film), a 1980 film by Patrick Tam Kar-Ming * ''Ken'' (film), a 1964 Japanese film also known as "The Sword" * "The Sword", an episode of the DiC cartoon ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' Literature * S.W.O.R.D. (comics), a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in Marvel Comics * S.W.O.R.D. (The Saint), a fictional criminal organization in the novel ''The Saint and the Fiction Makers'' * ''The Sword'' (magazine), the magazine of the British Fencing Association * ''The Sword'' (comics), a comic book series from the Luna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bawn
A bawn is the defensive wall surrounding an Irish tower house. It is the anglicised version of the Irish word ''bábhún'' (sometimes spelt ''badhún''), possibly meaning "cattle-stronghold" or "cattle-enclosure".See alternative traditional spellings under ''badhbhdhún'' in ''Foclóir Uí Dhuinnín'': http://www.scriobh.ie/Page.aspx?id=26&l=1. The standard modern spelling is ''bábhún'': Ó Domhnaill, Niall (eag.), ''Foclóir Gaeilge Béarla'', Baile Átha Cliath: Oifig an tSoláthair (1977), p. 73. The Irish word for "cow" is ''bó'' and its plural is ''ba''. The Irish word for "stronghold, enclosure" is ''dún'', whose genitive case is ''dúin'". The original purpose of bawns was to protect cattle from attack. They included trenches that were often strengthened with stakes or hedges. Over time, these were gradually replaced by walls. The name then began to be used for the walls that were built around tower houses. English and Scottish names for the same thing include "pele" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swords Castle Entrance
A sword is a cutting and/or thrusting weapon. Sword, Swords, or The Sword may also refer to: Places * Swords, Dublin, a large suburban town in the Irish capital * Swords, Georgia, a community in the United States * Sword Beach, code name for the Normandy Coast landing area on D-day in World War II Arts, media, and entertainment Film and television * ''Swords'' (TV series), a documentary TV series on the Discovery Channel * ''The Sword'' (1980 film), a 1980 film by Patrick Tam Kar-Ming * ''Ken'' (film), a 1964 Japanese film also known as "The Sword" * "The Sword", an episode of the DiC cartoon ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' Literature * S.W.O.R.D. (comics), a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in Marvel Comics * S.W.O.R.D. (The Saint), a fictional criminal organization in the novel ''The Saint and the Fiction Makers'' * ''The Sword'' (magazine), the magazine of the British Fencing Association * ''The Sword'' (comics), a comic book series from the Lun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pale
The Pale (Irish: ''An Pháil'') or the English Pale (' or ') was the part of Ireland directly under the control of the English government in the Late Middle Ages. It had been reduced by the late 15th century to an area along the east coast stretching from Dalkey, south of Dublin, to the garrison town of Dundalk. The inland boundary went to Naas and Leixlip around the Earldom of Kildare, towards Trim and north towards Kells. In this district, many townlands have English or French names, the latter associated with Norman influence in England. Etymology The word ''pale'', meaning a fence, is derived from the Latin word ', meaning "stake", specifically a stake used to support a fence. A paling fence is made of pales ganged side by side, and the word ''palisade'' is derived from the same root. From this came the figurative meaning of "boundary". The Oxford English Dictionary is dubious about the popular notion that the phrase '' beyond the pale'', as something outside the boundary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestants
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to be growing errors, abuses, and discrepancies within it. Protestantism emphasizes the Christian believer's justification by God in faith alone (') rather than by a combination of faith with good works as in Catholicism; the teaching that salvation comes by divine grace or "unmerited favor" only ('); the priesthood of all faithful believers in the Church; and the ''sola scriptura'' ("scripture alone") that posits the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. Most Protestants, with the exception of Anglo-Papalism, reject the Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy, but disagree among themselves regarding the number of sacraments, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and matters of ecclesiastica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch People
The Dutch (Dutch: ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Netherlands. They share a common history and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Aruba, Suriname, Guyana, Curaçao, Argentina, Brazil, Canada,Based on Statistics Canada, Canada 2001 Censusbr>Linkto Canadian statistics. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the United States.According tFactfinder.census.gov The Low Countries were situated around the border of France and the Holy Roman Empire, forming a part of their respective peripheries and the various territories of which they consisted had become virtually autonomous by the 13th century. Under the Habsburgs, the Netherlands were organised into a single administrative unit, and in the 16th and 17th centuries the Northern Netherlands gained independence from Spain as the Dutch Republic. The high degree of urbanization characteristic of Dutch society was attained at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1583 In Ireland
Events from the year 1583 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: Elizabeth I Events *Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, assumes command of the Crown forces, contains remaining activists in the Second Desmond Rebellion to West Cork and Kerry and persuades many to surrender. *Dermot O'Hurley, appointed Archbishop of Cashel in 1581, lands on Holmpatrick Strand in County Dublin. *September – fugitive Roman Catholic priest Maurice MacKenraghty is surprised on Sliabh Luachra by Lord Roche's gallowglasses, handed over to the Earl of Ormond and sent to prison at Clonmel. *October 8 – archbishop Dermot O'Hurley is arrested and imprisoned in Dublin Castle. *November 11 ** Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond, is killed at Glenaginty in the Slieve Mish Mountains (near Tralee in County Kerry) by the Moriarty clan of Castledrum on the Dingle Peninsula, bringing an end to the Desmond Rebellions and resulting in the extinction of the Desmond palatinate. **John na Seamar Burke is ambushed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnewall Baronets
The Barnewall Baronetcy, of Crickstown Castle in the County of Meath, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 21 February 1623 for Sir Patrick Barnewall. He was the member of a family that had been settled in Ireland since 1172, when Sir Michael de Berneval landed on the coast of Cork. The second and third Baronets both represented Meath in the Irish House of Commons. The fifth Baronet, a descendant of the second son the first Baronet, established his right to the title in 1744. However, his cousin Thomas Barnewall, ''de jure'' sixth Baronet, never assumed the title and it remained dormant from his death in 1790 until 1821, when it was successfully claimed by Robert Barnewall, the eighth Baronet. Barnewall baronets, of Crickstown Castle (1623) *Sir Patrick Barnewall, 1st Baronet (died 1624) *Sir Richard Barnewall, 2nd Baronet (1602–) *Sir Patrick Barnewall, 3rd Baronet (died after 1695) who married Frances, the daughter of Richard Butler of Kilcash. *Sir Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1317 In Ireland
Events from the year 1317 in Ireland. Incumbent * Lord of Ireland, Lord: Edward II Events * Ballymote Castle was captured by the O Connor Sligo, O'Connors of Sligo * Alexander de Bicknor becomes Archbishop of Dublin {{Year in Europe, 1317 1317 in Ireland, 1310s in Ireland 1317 by country, Ireland Years of the 14th century in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Campaign In Ireland
The Bruce campaign was a three-year military campaign in Ireland by Edward Bruce, brother of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce. It lasted from his landing at Larne in 1315 to his defeat and death in 1318 at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth. It was part of the First War of Scottish Independence and the conflict between the Irish, Scoto-Normans, and the Hiberno-Normans. After his victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, Robert the Bruce decided to expand his war against the Plantagenet dynasty, by sending an army under his younger brother Edward to invade Ireland. He was also invited by some of the native Irish to send an army to drive out the Hiberno-Norman settlers and in return they would crown his brother High King of Ireland. Another reason for the expedition was that supporters of the exiled House of Balliol had fled to Ireland after fighting at Bannockburn and remained a dangerous threat. These men were led by John MacDougall of Lorn, who was the cousin of John Comyn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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