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.

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Carrigafoyle Castle canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
historic ruin ⓘ
tower house ⓘ
architecturalStyle tower house ⓘ
associatedWithClan O’Connor Kerry ⓘ
associatedWithFamily O’Connors of Kerry ⓘ
linked to: O'Connor family
attackedBy English crown forces ⓘ
Sir George Carew ⓘ
Sir William Pelham ⓘ
besiegedInYear 1580 ⓘ
builtBy O’Connor Kerry family ⓘ
linked to: O'Connor family
builtInCentury 15th century ⓘ
capturedInYear 1580 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
damagedIn Siege of 1580 ⓘ
hasFeature bartizans ⓘ
bawn wall ⓘ
gun loops ⓘ
inner courtyard ⓘ
machicolations ⓘ
spiral staircase ⓘ
vaulted chambers ⓘ
hasViewOf Shannon Estuary ⓘ
height approximately 86 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus National Monument of Ireland ⓘ
historicalPeriod late medieval Ireland ⓘ
inConflict Desmond Rebellions ⓘ
Elizabethan wars in Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn County Kerry ⓘ
Munster ⓘ
locatedNear Ballylongford ⓘ
River Shannon ⓘ
locatedOn Carrigafoyle Island ⓘ
Shannon Estuary ⓘ
managedBy Office of Public Works ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Scattery Island ⓘ
notableEvent Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle 1580 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ballylongford → hasHistoricalSite → Carrigafoyle Castle ⓘ
Ballylongford → hasNearbyLandmark → Carrigafoyle Castle ⓘ