Inchiquin, Near Killeagh : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 05, no. 07 : graphic

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Transcript of text: - Page 01. INCHIQUIN. Near Killeagh. - Smith. Vol.I. p.131. Inchecoigne Manor, belonging to the House of Ormond, is mentioned in 1370. It was purchased from the Earl of Burlington by the Earl of Bessborough. - Lewis. Vol.I. p.375. The tide comes up the Fanisk river as far as this castle, admitting large boats and lighters. On the banks of the river are the ruins of Inchiquin castle, consisting of a round tower 9 yards in diameter, the walls of which are more than 12ft thick. It is the property of Lord Ponsonby. (1862) Hayman, the Youghal Historian, quotes documents showing the transfer of Inchiquin from the Fitzgeralds to the de Clares in 1286. Another document mentions it in 1322 as a round tower built of stone. Hayman also says that Fitzstephen, who was granted half of Cork, sold Inchiquin to Maurice Fitzgerald. (after 1180). - Cork Journal 1892. p. 181. The castle is said to be one of the first built in this district, about 100 years before Castle Richard and was said to have been taken through the treachery of a servant girl. A boat also came up from Youghal and battered the castle with a cannon. Lord Ponsonby, the owner, built on an abutment to preserve it, as the castle was being undermined by water and part fell in 1850. - Cork Journal 1896. p.145. It was a dower house for widows of the Desmond family. In the 14th Century Emmeline, widow of Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice, lived there for 36 years. It was a fine estate with gardens and outbuildings. In 1370 it passed to the Earl of Ormond. Vol.II. "Old Countess of Desmond" by Sainthill, gives an account of it. - - Page 02. INCHIQUIN. - In 1529 the "Bald Knight" Thomas Maol Calvus, became chief of his House and lived at Inchiquin. It was said that he kept a halter outside the walls as a warning to travellers. His widow, Katherine, lived there for 70 years and died in 1604. After 1580 the property was granted to Ralegh, but he did not interfere with her, and tradition says that she died at the age of 140. - Cor

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