Castle
Dromaneen Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 17th century
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 Caher O’Callaghan in around 1610. It was built to replace an older fortification, which had probably been in the style of a tower house. It was here that the Papal Nuncio Rinunicci was entertained in 1642. The castle was destroyed in 1652 during the Irish Confederate Wars. No effort was made to defend it and it was apparently occupied by Sir Richard Herrill, and Tynte of Youghal after which it was passed to Sir Richard Kyrle.
Text adapted from “Dromaneen Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dromaneen Castle ranks #237 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #39 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1610, it is older than 33% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 422 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Dromaneen Castle?
Dromaneen Castle stands in Ireland, at 52.12846°, -8.72988°.
When was Dromaneen Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1610. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Dromaneen Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #237 of 6,412 worldwide, and #39 in Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Dromaneen Castle?
Drishane Castle, about 22 km away.
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