WebIt is part of the barony of Kilkea and Moone. Walter de Riddlesford granddaughter, Emmeline Longespee, married Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly in 1273, and so the land passed to the Geraldine Earls of Kildare. Its importance as a town diminished after the rebellion of "Silken Thomas", the 10th Earl of Kildare, in 1534. People

WebKilkea Castle is located 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland near the village of Kilkea on the R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow. It was a medieval stronghold, for over 700 years, of the Fitzgeralds, earls of Kildare History. Kilkea Castle, Castledermot Ireland. Sir ...

WebLoftus Hall is a large country house on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland.Built on the site of the original Redmond Hall, it is said to have been haunted by the devil and the ghost of a woman.. Loftus Hall has a long history of ownership, through private residence, landlords, two different orders of Nuns, and a hotel in the 1980s run by Kay and Michael …

WebHistory. There are varied accounts as to when exactly the main tower/keep was constructed, ranging anywhere from the 13th century to the late 15th century, but most likely around 1250 AD. It was built by the O'Bannon clan and was originally called "Léim Uí Bhanáin" (as was the fertile land around the castle which was associated with the Bannon clan) or "Leap of …

WebSir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.. Born in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland, Shackleton and his Anglo-Irish …

WebErnest Henry Shackleton, né le 15 février 1874 à Kilkea en Irlande d'aujourd'hui et mort le 5 janvier 1922 sur l'île de la Géorgie du Sud, est un explorateur britannique [1], [2], considéré comme l'une des principales figures de l'âge héroïque de l'exploration en Antarctique et même, par un expert en leadership tel que le Britannique John Adair : « comme le plus …

WebPowerscourt Estate (Irish: Eastát Chúirt an Phaoraigh), located in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland, is a large country estate which is noted for its house and landscaped gardens, today occupying 19 hectares (47 acres). The house, originally a 13th-century castle, was extensively altered during the 18th century by German architect Richard …

WebDoonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure located about 1 km south of the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare, Ireland.Its name may be derived from Dún na Gabhair, meaning "the fort of the rounded hills" or the "fort of the goats".Doonagore Castle is at present a private holiday home, inaccessible to the …

WebBiography. Born at Kilkea Castle and never married but was educated at Eton College, he acceded to the dukedom and its related titles upon his father's death from typhoid fever in 1893, at age 42; his mother died of tuberculosis in 1895, at age 30.. The Duke had three siblings: A sister (born 1885 – died 5 February 1886) Lord Desmond FitzGerald (1888–1916)

WebName Image Location Type Date Notes Bailieborough Castle : Bailieborough 53°55′45″N 6°59′27″W: Country house: 1613: Also known as "Castle House" or "Lisgar House," Bailieborough Castle, was by 1629 an enclosed demesne that was attacked by Irish rebel forces under Colonel Hugh O'Reilly in 1641. Around 1895 in Ireland, the estate was sold …