Inchicrenagh, or Castle Richard, Near Killeagh : from "Castles in County Cork", Vol. 05, no. 06

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Transcript of text: - Page 01. INCHICRENAGH. or Castle Richard. Near Killeagh. - The name means "the river meadow of wheat". (Cork Journal 1894. p.214). - This castle is not directly mentioned by Smith. It was the seat of the Seneschals of Imokilly till about 1600. Smith says that in 1420 James, Earl of Desmond was made the Seneschal of Imokilly. The Carew M.S.S. state that Richard Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald was made Seneschal by the Earl of Desmond. Cork Journal. 1892. p.154. Photo. - Lewis. Vol.II. p.12. Near Castle Richard are the ruins of the ancient castle of Inchicrenagh, a fine old tower in good preservation. 1392 (or 1592) T. G. It was built by the Great Earl of Desmond, and was the seat of the Seneschals of Imokilly, ancestors of the present occupier of Castle Richard. (1837). - Cork Journal. 1892. p.42. Built by a Fitzgerald who was reputed to have killed a wild boar which infested the neighbourhood. The walls are 7ft thick at the base and about 4ft at the top of the castle. There are 3 storeys, and were formerly 5. In the stairs are eleven small windows, in the top floor are 4 double windows. - Journal 1892. p.154. A Gothic door leads into the castle on the N. side, another one inside that leads into the basement room. On the curve of the right hand side of the entrance is the above mentioned inscription. "Memoirs of the Uniacke Family" state that when the Fitzgerald property was confiscated Castle Richard alone was left in their possession till the 19th Century, when it was sold to Mr. John of Youghal. - - Page 02. INCHICRENAGH. - It was fired at by Cromwell from the Yellow Ford and surrendered. There is a shot hole below a window on the E. side. The middle and top floors are arched. There is no sign of glazing in the windows. The stairs are in good condition. About 1845-50, the last owner, Mr. Maurice Fitzgerald, who lived in Cork, sold the property to Francis Wise, a Cork millionaire. It has been uninhabited for the last 100 years. The shot which made the castle

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