Castle Carbury ( English Carbury Castle, Carbery Castle ; Irish. Caisleán na Cairbre ) - one of the castles of Ireland, located in Offaly .
| Castle | |
| Carbury Castle | |
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| English Carbury Castle, Carbery Castle | |
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| A country |  Ireland |
| County | Offaly |
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History
The castle of Carbury is about two mounds, dating back to the beginning of the Bronze Age, built somewhere after 3000 BC. The castle stands on an artificial hill, which was poured by Anglo-Norman feudal lords somewhere after 1171, after the conquest of Ireland. On this hill was built a wooden fortress. This fortress was the forerunner of the stone castle of Carbury. This fortress was built by feudal Mailer Fitzgenri. The land was granted to him by Count Strongbow. The ruins of the castle preserved an ancient church, an old mansion, a cemetery and a mausoleum.
The castle was built on land that has long belonged to the Irish clan Karbre We Hard ( Irish. Cairbre Uí Chiardha ). The clan originated as the Sept of the Southern O'Neill clan (We Neill). The English name for this clan is Carey. The leaders of this clan are mentioned in the "Annals of the Four Masters." The first mention of the leaders of the clan Karb Wee Hard in this chronicle dates back to 952.
In the XIV century, this land and this castle was acquired by the feudal lord of Norman origin, De Birmingham. He built the oldest part of the stone castle of Karbari. Then the castle was owned by the Anglo-Norman family Preston. Lord Preston wore the title of Baron Gormanston. The castle was not long in the hands of the Norman feudal lords. Irish clans constantly attacked the castle and tried to regain their ancestral lands. In the same XIV century or after 1400, the castle was already under the control of the Irish clans. Around 1446, the Irish ringleader, Neil Welleslis, made peace with Count Shrewsbury, John Talbot, and calmly owned this castle. On October 23, 1554 the castle was rented for a period of 21 years by Henry Colley. Since 1562, the Collie family has already fully owned the castle. Collies were the ancestors of the Duke of Wellington. The Colley family added and extended the castle. At the beginning of the 17th century, 4 large chimneys were completed in the castle, new large windows were laid. To the south of the castle, the Collie family built a church and a family mausoleum.
During the uprising for the independence of Ireland in 1798, the rebels used the castle as their base. Then the castle during the fighting was badly damaged.
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See also
- Ireland Castle List
Links
- http://www.megalithicireland.com/Carbury (not available link) Castle, Kild ..
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G102003/note095.html