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Castle Maine

1215 establishments in IrelandBuildings and structures in County KerryCastles in County KerrySpring family
County Kerry Castlemaine. Plan depicting the siege by Sir John Perot, Lord President of Munster UK National Archives Record MPF 1 78 1572
County Kerry Castlemaine. Plan depicting the siege by Sir John Perot, Lord President of Munster UK National Archives Record MPF 1 78 1572

Castle Maine, also recorded as Castle Magne and Castlemaine, was a medieval castle located at what is now Castlemaine, County Kerry. The castle, built in 1215, stood on a bridge over the River Maine. A defensive structure of considerable importance in Munster, it belonged first to the Earls of Desmond and later to the English Crown. Castle Maine was besieged on several occasions, including during the Nine Years' War when the garrison resisted for thirteen months. It was destroyed in 1652 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.

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County Kerry Castlemaine. Plan depicting the siege by Sir John Perot, Lord President of Munster UK National Archives Record MPF 1 78 1572
County Kerry Castlemaine. Plan depicting the siege by Sir John Perot, Lord President of Munster UK National Archives Record MPF 1 78 1572
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