Carrick Castle, County Kildare
| Carrick Castle | ||
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 Carrick Castle from the southwest |
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| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Edenderry | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 22 '54.2 " N , 7 ° 3' 52.8" W | |
| Height: | 106 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Carrick Castle ( Irish Caisleán na Carraige or Caisleán Charraig Fheorais ) is the ruin of a hilltop castle in County Kildare , Ireland , about 5 km north of Edenderry in County Offaly .
It is a high tower with a square floor plan, which was originally 27 meters high and had a side length of 9.6 meters. Sir Pierce de Bermingham had this castle built on the site of the O'Connor massacre in the 13th century .
Its location on Carrick Hill offers an impressive view and, as with Carbury Castle , this location was chosen for defense reasons. Unfortunately the castle is in a bad state; only two walls remain. But some details are still visible, e.g. B. Windows and chimneys. To the left of Carrick Castle is an abandoned church and graveyard.
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- Douglas P. Bermingham: Bermingham: Origins and History of the Family Name - 1060 to 1830 . 2012.
- Manual of origin, descent, etc., of Barony of Athenry , Dublin 1820.
- Matthew Devitt: Carbury and the Birminghams's county in Journal of the Kildare Archaeological and Historical Society . 1896-1899.
- GH Orpen: Notes on the Bermingham Pedigree op.cit. IX (1915-1916). Pp. 195-205.
- Hubert T. Knox: The Bermingham family of Athenry op.cit. X, (1917-1918). Pp. 139-154.
- Edward MacLysaght: The Last Names of Ireland . Dublin 1978. p. 17.
Web links
- Edenderry Historical Society . Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Family name: Bermingham / Birmingham (Baron Athenry, Earl of Louth) . National University of Ireland. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Bermingham / Birmingham House . National University of Ireland. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Bermingham family, Barons Athenry . The National Archives. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
