Carrigafoyle Castle
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Carrigafoyle Castle is a 15th-century tower house and historic ruin in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for its strategic location and role in the Elizabethan wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carrigafoyle Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
historic ruin ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | tower house ⓘ |
| associatedWithClan | O’Connor Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | O’Connors of Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
English crown forces
ⓘ
Sir George Carew NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir William Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedInYear | 1580 ⓘ |
| builtBy | O’Connor Kerry family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| capturedInYear | 1580 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Siege of 1580 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bartizans
ⓘ
bawn wall ⓘ gun loops ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ machicolations ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ vaulted chambers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Shannon Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 86 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| inConflict |
Desmond Rebellions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabethan wars in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Kerry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ballylongford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Carrigafoyle Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shannon Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Scattery Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle 1580 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 5 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership | State-owned ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access to the Shannon Estuary
ⓘ
guarded sea route to Limerick ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of maritime trade
ⓘ
defence ⓘ residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ballylongford