Dunasead Castle (Irish: Dún na Séad, meaning 'fort of the jewels'),[1] sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland.[2] The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort.[3] Traditionally associated with the chiefs of clan O'Driscoll, the castle was purchased and restored by members of the McCarthy family in the late 1990s, and partially opened to the public from 2005.[4]
- ^ McCarthy, Bernie (2012). Baltimore Castle: an 800-year history. Baltimore Castle Publications. ISBN 9780957256927.
- ^ Cotter, Eamonn. "Extract of report on excavation at Dunnasead Castle, Baltimore (1998)". Excavations.ie. Database of Irish Excavations. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Dunasead Castle". castles.nl. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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