Faster access than browser!
28 relations: Arch, Bawn, Beara Peninsula, Brian Óg na Samhthach Ó Ruairc, Brian O'Rourke, Cobblestone, County Leitrim, County Roscommon, County Sligo, Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare, Dromahair, Francisco de Cuellar, Gore baronets, Irish language, Lough Gill, Manor house, Mullion, Nine Years' War (Ireland), O'Rourke, Office of Public Works, Plantation (settlement or colony), Postern, R286 road (Ireland), Republic of Ireland, Sally port, Sligo, Tower house, West Breifne.
Arch
An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Arch · See more »
Bawn
A bawn is the defensive wall surrounding an Irish tower house.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Bawn · See more »
Beara Peninsula
Beara (Béarra) or the Beara Peninsula is a peninsula on the south-west coast of Ireland, bounded between the Kenmare "river" (actually a bay) to the north side and Bantry Bay to the south.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Beara Peninsula · See more »
Brian Óg na Samhthach Ó Ruairc
Brian Óg na Samhthach Ó Ruairc (anglicised Brian Oge O'Rourke), c. 1568 - 28 January 1604, was the penultimate king of West Breifne, from 1591 until his overthrow in April 1603, at the end of the Nine Years' War.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Brian Óg na Samhthach Ó Ruairc · See more »
Brian O'Rourke
Sir Brian O'Rourke (Brian na Múrtha Ó Ruairc) (c. 1540 – 1591) was firstly king, then lord, of West Breifne in Ireland from 1566 until his execution in 1591.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Brian O'Rourke · See more »
Cobblestone
Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Cobblestone · See more »
County Leitrim
County Leitrim (Contae Liatroma) is a county in the Republic of Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and County Leitrim · See more »
County Roscommon
County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin) is a county in Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and County Roscommon · See more »
County Sligo
County Sligo (Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and County Sligo · See more »
Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare
Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare, Prince of Beare, 1st Count of Berehaven (Domhnall Cam Ó Súileabháin Bhéara) (1561–1618) was the last independent ruler of the O'Sullivan Beara sept, and thus the last O'Sullivan Beare, a Gaelic princely title, on the Beara Peninsula in the southwest of Ireland during the early seventeenth century, when the English crown was attempting to secure their rule over the whole island.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare · See more »
Dromahair
Dromahair meaning "Ridge of Two Demons" is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Dromahair · See more »
Francisco de Cuellar
Francisco de Cuéllar was a Spanish sea captain who sailed with the Spanish Armada in 1588 and was wrecked on the coast of Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Francisco de Cuellar · See more »
Gore baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Gore family, all in the Baronetage of Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Gore baronets · See more »
Irish language
The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Irish language · See more »
Lough Gill
Lough Gill Loch Gile. meaning bright or radiant lake is a freshwater lough (lake) mainly situated in County Sligo, but partly in County Leitrim, in Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Lough Gill · See more »
Manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Manor house · See more »
Mullion
A mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window, door, or screen, or is used decoratively.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Mullion · See more »
Nine Years' War (Ireland)
The Nine Years' War or Tyrone's Rebellion took place in Ireland from 1593 to 1603.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Nine Years' War (Ireland) · See more »
O'Rourke
O'Rourke (Ó Ruairc) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Leitrim.
New!!: Parke's Castle and O'Rourke · See more »
Office of Public Works
The Office of Public Works (OPW) (or ‘Board of Works’ as it has also been called) is an Irish Government Office whose primary function is to support the implementation of Government policy and advise the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister of State at that Department, principally in the disciplines of property (including heritage properties) and flood risk management.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Office of Public Works · See more »
Plantation (settlement or colony)
Plantation was an early method of colonisation where settlers went in order to establish a permanent or semi-permanent colonial base, for example for planting tobacco or cotton.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Plantation (settlement or colony) · See more »
Postern
A postern is a secondary door or gate in a fortification such as a city wall or castle curtain wall.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Postern · See more »
R286 road (Ireland)
The R286 road is a regional road in Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and R286 road (Ireland) · See more »
Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Republic of Ireland · See more »
Sally port
A sally port is a secure, controlled entryway to a fortification or prison.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Sally port · See more »
Sligo
Sligo (—) is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Sligo · See more »
Tower house
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.
New!!: Parke's Castle and Tower house · See more »
West Breifne
The Kingdom of West Breifne (Irish Breifne Ua Ruairc) or Breifne O'Rourke was an historic kingdom of Ireland that existed from 1256 to 1605, located in the area that is now County Leitrim.
New!!: Parke's Castle and West Breifne · See more »
Redirects here:
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parke's_Castle
