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There is a legend that O'Donoghue leapt or was sucked out of the window of the grand chamber at the top of the castle and disappeared into the waters of the lake along with his horse, his table and his library. It is said that O'Donoghue now lives in a great palace at the bottom of the lake where he
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were stone structures at the top of the castle protruding out from the wall with a hole in the floor. There are two on Ross Castle, one over the front door and another on the back wall. The one at the front would allow defenders to drop stones or boiling oil on attackers at the front door, the only
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The front door, on the inside of the anteroom, was constructed of two layers of thick Irish oak, one layer 90 degrees to the other with the boards riveted together. If the door was a single layer with the wood fibres going in a single direction, it would have been possible to split the door. The
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who marched to Ross with 4,000 foot-soldiers and 200 horse; however, it was by water that he attacked the stronghold. The Irish had a prophecy that Ross could never be taken until a warship could swim on the lake, an unbelievable prospect.
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677:"Ross Castle page (Killarney National Park Website)"
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894:W. R. Williams, "An English Army List of 1740" in
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255:. The castle was amongst the last to surrender to
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385:(died 1797) (High Sheriff of King's County, 1755)
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708:. Independent News & Media. 30 November 2012
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247:. He then leased the castle and the lands to
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1970:Shanmuckinish Castle
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1567:Middleton Park House
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1755:Craggaunowen Castle
1670:Ballycarbery Castle
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304:James II of England
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1940:Parkavonear Castle
1870:King John's Castle
1700:Bourchier's Castle
1685:Barryscourt Castle
1675:Ballyhannon Castle
1477:Enniscorthy Castle
1467:Durhamstown Castle
1437:Charleville Castle
1367:Barberstown Castle
1362:Ballinlough Castle
1294:Rathfarnham Castle
1194:Castleknock Castle
1169:Áras an Uachtaráin
1052:Classiebawn Castle
954:The London Gazette
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866:The London Gazette
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1582:Powerscourt House
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1482:Foulksrath Castle
1447:Dardistown Castle
1402:Blessington House
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880:Collins, Arthur.
833:"Individual Page"
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1900:Moorstown Castle
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1800:Dromoland Castle
1790:Doonagore Castle
1780:Derryquin Castle
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1622:Townley Hall
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1572:Mount Loftus
1427:Castle Roche
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1407:Butler House
1372:Bargy Castle
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1965:Ross Castle
1770:Damer House
1765:Curraghmore
1650:Adare Manor
1627:Trim Castle
1542:Loftus Hall
1527:Leap Castle
1397:Birr Castle
1254:Lucan Manor
971:Ross Castle
950:"No. 15377"
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817:14 February
563:Inner rooms
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183:Ross Castle
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1835:Fota House
861:"No. 5374"
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