Mallow Castle
| Mallow Castle | ||
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 The permanent home of Mallow Castle |
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| Creation time : | 16th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Mallow | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 8 '2.1 " N , 8 ° 38' 21.3" W | |
| Height: | 49 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Mallow Castle ( Irish Caisleán Mhala ) is the ruin of a solid house from the 16th century, remains of a lowland castle from the 13th century and a country house from the 19th century in the Bridewell Lane in Mallow in Ireland's County Cork .
description
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The 13-acre estate consists of gardens and parkland on which three buildings stand: the ruins of a 16th-century permanent house, a 19th-century country house to the north of it, and the remains of a 13th-century castle to the east. The permanent house is a long, three-story building with a rectangular floor plan and a polygonal tower on each of the northwest and southwest corners. It is in the early Jacobean style and has high gables, stepped battlements and domed windows . The wings of the house protrude from the middle of the south and north walls of the main building; the entrance is in the north wing. The house was constructed in such a way that you could cover a strip all around with musket fire.
The 19th century baronial mansion contains parts that date back to the 1690s and is close to the older ruin of Mallow Castle. The renovated building has eight parade rooms, including the music room, a billiards room and library, and 12 bedrooms.
history
The permanent house dates from the 16th century and is said to have been built for Sir Thomas Norreys, Lord President of Munster , before his death in 1599. After his death, his niece Elizabeth and her husband, Sir John Jephson , inherited the house and their family stayed in Mallow for nearly 400 years. In 1642, during the Irish Confederation Wars , the house was besieged by the troops of Richard Butler, Lord Mountgarret , but did not fall. In 1645 it was captured by troops led by James Tuchet, Lord Castlehaven . During the War of the Two Kings , Mallow Castle was badly damaged by fire and was then abandoned by the Jephsons. The Jephsons had the new country house built on the site of the stables of the old permanent house.
today
The ruins of the permanent house were declared a National Monument in 1928 . Commander Maurice Jephson sold the mansion to the McGinn family of Washington, DC , USA in 1984 . The buildings and property have been owned by County Cork since 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Castles of Ireland - Mallow Castle . In: Ritain Ireland Castles . Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Mallow Castle: Fortified House at Mallow, Co. Cork . In: Cultural Heritage Ireland . Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ National Monuments of County Cork in State Care . In: National Monument Service . Retrieved September 17, 2018.
