1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cluain Uamha (C.)

School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

Location:
Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 220

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 220

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cluain Uamha (C.)
  2. XML Page 220
  3. XML “Local Ruins”
  4. XML “Local Ruins”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  2. Local Ruins

    Share Share Post
    There are two ruined castles in this district. One is in the townland of Barnabrow, Parish of Cloyne, Barony of Immokilly, Co.Cork.The other is in Castlemary, Parish of Cloyne, Co. Cork
    The one in Castlemary was blown up by the Irish Republican Army. A lot of valuable furniture was burned at that time. There are cellars all round it.
    The castle in Barnabrow is a long time in ruins. It is said that Bishop Berkeley had a telescope there. He kept this telescope there to study the stars. It was built by a bishop - Bishop Brinkley and ever since it is called Brinkley's Tower. It was built hundreds
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Esther Meany
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr T. Canavan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork