Constance Louisa Adams INTRODUCTION CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE LEGEND OF KILKEA CASTLE. ADARE CASTLE ANTRIM CASTLE ARKLOW CASTLE ARTANE CASTLE ATHLONE CASTLE BALLYMOTE CASTLE BALLYSHANNON CASTLE BALLYTEIGUE CASTLE BARBERSTOWN CASTLE BARGY CASTLE BARRYSCOURT CASTLE BIRR CASTLE BLACK CASTLE, WICKLOW BLARNEY CASTLE BUNRATTY CASTLE CARLOW CASTLE CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE CARRICK-ON-SUIR CASTLE CARRIGOGUNNEL CASTLE CASTLE BARNARD CASTLE BORO CASTLE DONOVAN CASTLE KEVIN, COUNTY CORK CASTLE KEVIN, COUNTY WICKLOW CASTLE SALEM CLOGHAN CASTLE CROM CASTLE DOE CASTLE DRIMNAGH CASTLE DUBLIN CASTLE DUNDANIEL CASTLE DUNDRUM CASTLE, COUNTY DOWN DUNDRUM CASTLE, COUNTY DUBLIN DUNLUCE CASTLE DUNSOGHLY CASTLE ENNISCORTHY CASTLE ENNISKILLEN CASTLE FERNS CASTLE FERRYCARRIG AND SHANA COURT CASTLES GEASHILL CASTLE GLENARM CASTLE GLIN CASTLE GREENCASTLE, COUNTY DONEGAL GREENCASTLE, COUNTY DOWN HOWTH CASTLE KILBARRON CASTLE KILBRITTAIN CASTLE KILKEA CASTLE KILKENNY CASTLE KILLIANE CASTLE KILLYLEAGH CASTLE KING JOHN'S CASTLE, CARLINGFORD KING JOHNS CASTLE, LIMERICK LEA CASTLE LEAP CASTLE LEIXLIP CASTLE LISMORE CASTLE LOHORT CASTLE LOUGH CUTRA CASTLE MACROOM CASTLE MALAHIDE CASTLE MALLOW CASTLE MAYNOOTH CASTLE MONGEVLIN CASTLE MONKSTOWN CASTLE, COUNTY CORK PORTUMNA CASTLE ROSCOMMON CASTLE ROSS CASTLE ROSSCLOGHER CASTLE SHANE'S CASTLE SWORDS CASTLE TILLYRA CASTLE TIMON CASTLE TRALEE CASTLE TRIM CASTLE Contents. List of Illustrations (etext transcriber's note)

CASTLES OF IRELAND

Castles of Ireland

Some Fortress Histories and
Legends


BY

C.   L.   ADAMS


ILLUSTRATED BY REV. CANON LUCIUS O’BRIEN







LONDON
ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
1904