Blarney Castle, Charles Fort, Bantry House, Kenmare

Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.^[4] The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle.

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Charles Fort

Charles Fort (Irish: Dún Chathail) is a trace italien fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion. It is located on the water’s edge, at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.^[1] First completed in 1682, Charles Fort was sometimes historically referred to as the “new fort” – to contrast with James’ Fort (the “old fort”) which had been built on the other side of Kinsale harbour before 1607.^[2] The fort is now operated as a heritage tourism site by the Heritage Ireland arm of the Office of Public Works.^[3]

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Bantry House

Bantry House is a historic house with gardens in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Originally built in the early 18th century, it has been owned and occupied by the White family (formerly Earls of Bantry) since the mid-18th century. Opened to the public since the 1940s, the house, estate and gardens are a tourist destination in West Cork.^[2]

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Kenmare (Irish: Neidín, meaning ‘the little nest’)^[7][8] is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara,^[7] meaning “head of the sea”, referring to the head of Kenmare Bay.

Kenmare. (2022, October 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenmare