Guide to Irish Castles, Manors, and Country Houses
of THE PROVINCE OF MUNSTER for:
-- Co. KERRY --
| LOCATION: | NAME: | Orig. OWNER/YEAR | REMARKS | NOTES: |
| ============== | =========== | ============= | ==================================== | ============================= |
| AGHADOE | Castle of Parkvonear | 13th C? | ( round Tower ) | |
| ARDFERT | Ardfert Abbey | Crosbie 1690+ | Built by Sir Thomas Crosbie, M.P. Altered 1720, and 1830. |
Notes: (1) J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, I, 1854, 137. |
| ? | Ardea Castle | 13th C? | O'Sullivan Beare | ( Tower-house ) |
| BALLYHEIGH | Ballyheigh Castle | Crosbie 1600+ | In Crosbie family since 1590. Rebuilt ca. 1758; James Crosbie remodelled the house ca. 1809. Burned 1921. |
Notes: (1) J.P. Neale, Views, VI, 1823. |
| BALLYSEEDY | Ballyseedy | Blennerhassett 1690? | Built by Robert Blennerhassett. Rebuilt ca. 1810. Owned 1854 by Charles J. Blennerhassett. |
J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, II, 1855, 216. |
| (mouth of the Shannon) | Ballingarry | 13th C | Cantillon (1280), Crosbie (1641) | |
| ? | Ballinskelligs | 16th C | MacCarthy | |
| ? | Ballycarbery | 15th C | MacCarthy Mor (O'Connell) | |
| ? | Ballymalis Castle | 16th C | O'Moriarity, Ferris | ( 4-story Tower ) |
| BEAUFORT | The Reeks | McGillycuddy 1810+ | Notes: (1) | |
| BEAUFORT | Dunloe Castle | early 13th C | Fitzgerald (c1215), O'Sullivan Mor, O'Mahony (17th C) | ( 17th C strong-house ) |
| CASTLEMAIN (HARBOUR) | Miltown House | Godfrey 1800+ | Owned by Sir John Godfrey. | J.P. Neale's Views, vol. VI, 1823. |
| ? | Carrigafoyle | 15th C | O'Conor Kerry | ( Tower-house ) |
| ? | Carrignass Castle | mid 16th C | O'Sullivan (c1540) | |
| ? | Castle of the Island | 13th C | ?, (1220) | |
| IVERAGH Peninsula | Straigue Fort | ( early ring fort ) | ||
| KENMARE | Ardtully | Orpen - Knight 1845 | Built by Sir Richard Orpen on site of earlier house. Bence-Jones, Guide, 1988. F.O. Morris, Series of Picturesque Views, vol. II, 1866+. | Notes: (1) |
| KENMARE | Dromore Castle | Mahony 1831+ | Built by Rev Denis Mahony. M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses, London, 1988. | Notes: (1) |
| KENMARE | Lansdown Lodge | Petty-Fitzmaurice 1764+ | Built by the 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. Mostly occupied by the Lansdowne agent. M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses, London, 1988. | Notes: (1) |
| KILFLYNN | Crotto House | Ponsonby - Carrique Ponsonby 1669 | Built in 1669. In Ponsonby family since 1660. Owned by Major Ponsonby. Demolished. |
Notes: (1) J.P. Neale's Views, vol. VI, 1823. |
| KILLARNEY | Flesk Castle | Coltsmann 1700? | Also known as Glenflesk Castle. Built by John Coltsmann. Owned by John Coltsmann Ruined. |
Notes: (1) J.P. Neale's Views, Series 2, vol. I, 1824. J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, I, 1854, 204. |
| KILLARNEY | Kenmare House | Browne 1726 | Built by the 3rd Viscount near the old family estate - Ross Castle. | Notes: (1) |
| KILLARNEY | Muckridge | FitzGerald 1740+ | M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses, London, 1988. | Notes: (1) |
| KILLARNEY | Muckross Abbey | Herbert 1843 | Also spelled Mucross/Mucrus. Built by Col Henry A. Herbert M.P. M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses, London, 1988. J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, II, 1855, 119-21. | Notes: (1) |
| KILLARNEY | Ross Castle | 15th C? | O'Donoghue Mor, Browne | |
| LISTOWEL? | Listowel (FitzMaurice) Castle | 15th C | McGilligan, FitzMaurice | |
| LIXNAW | Lixnaw House | Fitzmaurice 1600+ | Castle enlarged 18 cent. The
Fitzmaurices were Earls of Kerry. Ruined by 1837. |
Notes: (1) |
| MILLTOWN | Bushfield | Godfrey 1780+ | Built by Sir William Godfrey, 1st
Bart., M.P. Altered ca. 1830 by Sir John Godfrey. The Godfreys here till 1960. |
Notes: (1) |
| MINARD? | Minard | ( Tower ) | ||
| SNEEM | Derryquin Castle | Bland 1840+ | Built by James Franklin Bland. Burned 1922. | Notes: (1) |
| WATERVILLE | Derrynane | O'Connell 1700+ | Now restored. | Notes: (1) |
| ? | Dunbeg Promontory Fort | 10th C | 10th century | |
| ? | Dunkerron | O'Sullivan Mor | ( early Anglo-Norman Tower ) | |
| ? | Gallarus | 16th C | Knight of Kerry | ( Tower ) |
| ? | Rahinane Castle | Fitzgerald, Knight of Kerry | ||
| ? | Castle Sybil | Ferriter | ||
| (island) | Skellig Michael | ( island monastic site ) |
Notes: (1) -- M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses, London, 1988.
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