Desmond Castle, Kinsale

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Desmond Castle, Kinsale is a historic 16th-century fortified tower house in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, long associated with the Earls of Desmond and later used as a customs house and prison.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified house
historic building
museum
tower house
architecturalStyle late medieval Irish tower house
associatedWith Earls of Desmond NERFINISHED
category Castles in County Cork
National Monuments in County Cork
Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland
commissionedBy Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
currentUse museum of the Irish wine trade NERFINISHED
exhibits history of Irish wine trade
links between Ireland and continental wine regions
hasFeature barrel-vaulted ground floor
battlements
defensive loops
machicolations
mural stairs
small courtyard
heritageDesignation National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED
Recorded Monument
inception 1500s
16th century
locatedIn County Cork NERFINISHED
Kinsale NERFINISHED
Province of Munster NERFINISHED
locatedOn Main Street, Kinsale NERFINISHED
managedBy Office of Public Works NERFINISHED
material limestone
near Kinsale Harbour NERFINISHED
St Multose’s Church, Kinsale NERFINISHED
notableEvent fire in 1747 that killed many French prisoners
used to hold French prisoners during 18th-century wars
numberOfStoreys 3
openToPublic true
originalFunction customs house
fortified residence
ownedBy Office of Public Works NERFINISHED
region south coast of Ireland
usedAs French prison
almshouse
customs house
debtors’ prison
museum
prison
town gaol
workhouse

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Desmond (historical region in Ireland) associatedCastle Desmond Castle, Kinsale
subject surface form: Desmond