Castletownroche

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The River Awbeg at Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland
Castletownroche (Ireland)
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Castletownroche on the map of Ireland
The N72 at Castletownroche

Castletownroche ( Irish : Baile Chaisleán an Róistigh ) is a town in County Cork in the south of the Republic of Ireland . The neighboring towns are Doneraile , Kildorrery , Glanworth , Ballyhooly and Killavullen . Castletownroche is located on the River Awbeg in the Blackwater Valley about 13 km from Mallow . The place had 398 inhabitants in 2006.

history

Before the Anglo- Norman Roche family built their castle here, which gave the city its name, Castletownroche was known under the Irish name Dún Chruadha . This name indicates that there was a fortification ( dun ) here in earlier times .

Like most of the Norman aristocrats who came to England with William the Conqueror and who in the 12th century translated to Ireland with Richard de Clare , known as Strongbow , and bought land there, the members of the de la Roche family also fraternized with the local population Aristocracy and soon represented Irish interests rather than those of their relatives in England and France. They became more Irish than the Irish themselves (" more Irish than the Irish themselves ", Irish: Níos Gaelaí ná na Gaeil iad féin ) and came into conflict with the English king on the side of Irish rebellions. Eventually the Roches were driven from their estates in the 17th century. Lieutenant Colonel John Widenham received their castle in 1666 as a reward for his military success in the service of the Crown. Castle Roche was renamed Castle Widenham.

Attractions

Sights Castletownroche are the castle Blackwater Castle , which dates back in parts to the noble family Roche, the gardens open to the public Annes Grove Gardens and the ruins of Bridgetown Abbey , a former abbey of Augustinian from the 13th century. Bridgetown Abbey, also known as Bridgetown Priory, is near the confluence of the Awbeg and Blackwater Rivers. The abbey was closed in 1540 under Henry VIII .

traffic

Castletownroche had a rail connection, the station opened on May 1, 1861, but has been closed again since March 27, 1967. Castletownroche is on the N72, a national secondary road that connects the N25 in County Waterford in an east-west direction with the N70 in County Kerry .

Personalities

  • Richard John Uniacke (1753–1830), born in Castletownroche, lawyer and politician in the North American colonies
  • Thomas P. Keenan , buried in Castletownroche, composer of The Boys From The County Armagh ; his song The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill, based on a traditional melody, describes a bridge at Castletownroche

Web links

Commons : Castletownroche  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blackwater Castle
  2. ↑ Annes Grove Gardens
  3. ^ Bridgetown Augustinian Abbey Discover Ireland
  4. ↑ Irish railways (PDF file; 539 kB) Castletownroche station (p. 15)
  5. ↑ Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006 (PDF file; 352 kB) of the Department of Transport p. 21
  6. ^ Richard John Uniacke in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
  7. ↑ "The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill"

Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ′  N , 8 ° 28 ′  W