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In Ireland at the end of the sixteenth and beginning of the seventeenth century, the fortified house (), along with the stronghouse, developed as a replacement for the tower house. 'Fortified Houses' were often rectangular, or sometimes U or L-shaped, three-storey structures with high gables and chimney stacks and large windows with hood mouldings. Some examples have square towers at the corners. The interiors were relatively spacious with wooden partitions and numerous fireplaces. In a number of cases 'Fortified Houses' were built onto pre-existing tower houses. 'Fortified Houses' were protected by gun fire from the angle towers and bartizans, and were also provided with
The Fortified Houses of County Cork: Origin, fabric, form, function and social space
, ''The Proceedings of the 2006
The Fortified House: A Review
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fortified House Architecture in the Republic of Ireland 16th-century architecture Fortifications in Ireland Fortified houses de:Festes Haus fr:Maison forte
In Ireland at the end of the sixteenth and beginning of the seventeenth century, the fortified house (), along with the stronghouse, developed as a replacement for the tower house. 'Fortified Houses' were often rectangular, or sometimes U or L-shaped, three-storey structures with high gables and chimney stacks and large windows with hood mouldings. Some examples have square towers at the corners. The interiors were relatively spacious with wooden partitions and numerous fireplaces. In a number of cases 'Fortified Houses' were built onto pre-existing tower houses. 'Fortified Houses' were protected by gun fire from the angle towers and bartizans, and were also provided with 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 spe ...
walls with gunloops, towers and protected gateways. 'Fortified Houses' were built throughout Ireland by large landowners from a variety of backgrounds, such as the Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
Earl of Clanricarde who built Portumna Castle in County Galway
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; Gaelic lords such as MacDonogh MacCarthy, Lord of Duhallow, who built Kanturk Castle
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork, Blarney an ...
in County Cork; and Cromwellian soldiers such as Sir Charles Coote, who built Rush Hall in County Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
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Examples
*Athlumney Castle
Athlumney Castle () is a tower house and fortified house and a National Monument in Navan, Ireland.
This site remains accessible to the public. You'll need to place a deposit at the nearby B&B to enter, and you'll be given a key to access the si ...
, Navan
* Burncourt Castle, County Tipperary
*Coolhull Castle
Coolhull Castle is a late 16th century fortified house and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Location
Coolhull Castle is located in south County Wexford near Bannow Bay, southeast of Wellingtonbridge.
History
There ar ...
, County Wexford
*Dromaneen Castle
Dromaneen Castle is a fortified house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
It was one of the three main castles of the ancient O’Callaghan clan. The ruin is that of a Jocobean mansion and it is said to have been built by Cah ...
, County Cork
* The Mint, Carlingford, County Louth
* Portumna Castle, County Galway
*Robertstown Castle
Robertstown Castle is a fortified house and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
Location
Robertstown Castle is located in the grounds of Robertstown House, halfway between Moynalty and Nobber.
The castle was part of the O'Reilly fami ...
, County Meath
* Saint David's Castle, Naas
*Terryglass Castle
Terryglass Castle, also called the Old Court, is a fortified house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Location
Terryglass Castle is located in the northeast corner of Lough Derg.
History
An early Christian monastery was ...
, County Tipperary
See also
* Tower house * Manor houseReferences
*Joe Nunan (2006)The Fortified Houses of County Cork: Origin, fabric, form, function and social space
, ''The Proceedings of the 2006
Association of Young Irish Archaeologists
The Association of Young Irish Archaeologists, or AYIA was founded in Belfast in 1968 by a group of students from Queen's University Belfast.
Membership is automatic for individuals who are members of the AYIA's affiliated societies in the vari ...
conference'', pp. 65–75.
External links
The Fortified House: A Review
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fortified House Architecture in the Republic of Ireland 16th-century architecture Fortifications in Ireland Fortified houses de:Festes Haus fr:Maison forte