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Redwood Castle (also known as Egan Castle or Caislean Choillte Rua in Irish) is in Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland. County Tipperary (Tiobraid Ãrann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ...
 Redwood Castle Co. Tipperary The castle was built by the Normans around 1200 AD, and was occupied by them until c.1350, when the (Mac)Egans (Mac Aodhagáin in Irish) were installed on the lands. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1080x720, 792 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Redwood Castle Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...
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The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous population of Neustria and Danish or Norwegian Vikings who began to occupy the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter half of the 9th century. ...
As hereditary Brehons or lawyers, the (Mac)Egan clan established a school of learning here, which was patronised by the family for several hundred years. The Brehon Laws were statutes that governed everyday life and politics in Ireland until the Norman invasion of 1171 (the word Brehon is an Anglicisation of breitheamh (earlier brithem), the Irish word for a judge). ...
The castle was enlarged and renovated several times, with considerable work in 1350 and 1580. Aside from the original thick stone walls, the building demonstrates some architectural features common to Irish fortifications of the period (including a Murder-hole), and some less common features (including a Sheela Na Gig). A castle (from the Latin castellum) is a structure that is fortified for defence against an enemy and generally serves as a military headquarters dominating the surrounding countryside[1]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained fortress, usually of the Middle Ages. ...
Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ...
A murder-hole is a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders can fire, throw or pour dangerous or noxious substances at attackers. ...
Sheela-na-Gigs or Sheela Na Gigs are grotesque figurative carvings of naked females displaying an exaggerated vulva. ...
The castle remained under continuous occupation and ownership by the (Mac)Egan families until it was confiscated and burned at the time of the Cromwellian conquest c.1650. Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of the English Parliament in 1649. ...
The site remained in ruin, with only the thick exterior walls standing, until a private person (Michael J. Egan - a Mayo lawyer) purchased and renovated the building in 1972. Places called Mayo include:hi County Mayo, a county in Ireland Mayo, a settlement in County Mayo, Ireland Mayo, a place in the U.S. state of Florida Mayo, a town in Trinidad and Tobago The Division of Mayo, an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia Mayo, a town in...
While the Redwood Castle remains a private residence, terms of Department of Finance Heritage/Cultural Tax Relief mean that the castle is open daily to the public 2 til 6 p.m. from July 4th to September 1st. The Minister for Finance is the senior minister at the Department of Finance (An Roinn Airgeadais) in the Irish Government. ...
The castle has hosted several Clan Egan rallies in recent years.
External links - Clan Egan - history of Redwood Castle
- Irish Tourist Board activities entry
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