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Conna Castle (Irish: Caisleán Chonaithe)[1] is a 16th century tower house located near Conna in County Cork, Ireland.

History

16th century

Conna Castle is situated in County Cork on the River Bride, a tributary of the River Blackwater, roughly six miles west of Tallow, County Waterford. It was erected on land owned by the Earls of Desmond, which they acquired in the 1460s.Шаблон:Sfn The land was granted to Thomas Шаблон:Lang fitz James FitzGerald, the illegitimised son of James fitzGerald, the 13th Earl of Desmond. Though it appears to be of 14th or 15th century construction,Шаблон:Sfn in reality it was built by Thomas Шаблон:Lang in the mid-sixteenth century, likely between 1560 and 1561.Шаблон:Sfn James fitzThomas fitzGerald, known as the Шаблон:Lang Earl, was the last of the fitzGerald's to reside in Conna Castle.Шаблон:Sfn James fitzThomas briefly took a leading role in the Nine Years War, before being captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London, which marked the end of the reign of the Earls of Desmond.Шаблон:Sfn

17th century

The castle was captured by James Tuchet, the 3rd Earl of Castlehaven in 1645.Шаблон:Sfn In 1653, the castle was burned in an accidental fire.Шаблон:Sfn

19th century

The castle entered state care in the 19th century.Шаблон:Sfn It's donation to the Local Government Board of Ireland by Alfred G.K. L'Estrange was the first bequest of its kind in the history of the state.Шаблон:Sfn

20th century – present

During the 1980s and 1990s, Conna Castle was used as an outdoor concert venue. The castle was closed to the public by the Office of Public Works in 2015 to carry out restorative works, and it remains closed as of March 2022. Local politicians have spoken out against the length of the closure.Шаблон:Sfn

Architecture

Conna castle is a tower house style castle.Шаблон:Sfn It is five storeys tall, and largely intact. To the northwest of the castle stand the remains of a corner tower and a bawn.Шаблон:Sfn

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