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Desmond Castle

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Location: Cork, Munster, Ireland

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Willem VS

May 4, 2026

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Desmond Castle is a compact tower house dating from c. 1500, built as a customs house and later known as The French Prison for its use as a jail for foreign sailors; the robust limestone volume with narrow openings and virtually closed facades gives it a distinct medieval character, reinforced by its layered history of fire, imprisonment and repurposing as a national monument and wine museum.

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Bumble-Bee

October 1, 2020

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Desmond Castle, an urban tower house, was built around 1500 by Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond. It was built as the Customs House of Kinsale. It consists of a 3 storey keep with storehouses to the rear.

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