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Carrigrohane Castle

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By the late 18th century it had fallen into ruin, and a mid-19th century description of the castle describes it as consisting of "two structures differentiated by age, altitude, bulk, and architecture - the larger and older of which is oblong, and three-storied". The castle was restored in the
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caverns, 4 miles (6.4 km) away. A deep pool, called Hell's-Hole, overhung by limestone cliffs, and situated at a river bend above the castle site is imagined to be haunted by a "monstrous biped, having a mane like a horse, and a body like an eel".
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The Parliamentary gazetteer of Ireland: adapted to the new poor-law, franchise, municipal and ecclesiastical arrangements, and compiled with a special reference to the lines of railroad and canal communication, as existing in
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Windele noted in the early 1840s that only its walls remained. It is thought to have been restored by Deane and Woodward from 1849-50
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A cave at the base of the rock on which the ruin stands is believed by local residents to communicate with the
82:'s 18th century watercolour of a largely ruined Carrigrohane Castle. It was restored in the mid-19th century. 88: 72:, Captain Cape, and his bandits, who waylaid travellers, and plundered the surrounding countryside. 49: 45: 104: 37: 131: 92: 61: 79: 21: 286: 33: 41: 268: 255: 137:. Vol. 1 (Public domain ed.). A. Fullarton and co. p. 338. 69: 74: 20: 207:"The family tragedy behind high society conman's fall from grace" 68:. It was repaired thereafter and became the residence of the 48:. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the 60:
The castle's original construction is attributed to the
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Carrigrohane
Barretts
County Cork
Ireland
River Lee
MacCarthy family
Irish Confederate Wars
rapparee

Gabriel Beranger
Thomas Newenham Deane
Benjamin Woodward
Ovens
List of castles in the Republic of Ireland
The Parliamentary gazetteer of Ireland: adapted to the new poor-law, franchise, municipal and ecclesiastical arrangements, and compiled with a special reference to the lines of railroad and canal communication, as existing in 1814-45




Fullarton 1846
"Carrigrohane Castle, Carrigrohane, County Cork"
"The family tragedy behind high society conman's fall from grace"
"Carrigrohane Castle on sale for €2.5m"
51°53′47″N 8°33′36″W / 51.8964°N 8.56°W / 51.8964; -8.56
Categories
Castles in County Cork
MacCarthy dynasty

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