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Castlefreke
Castlefreke, also known as Rathbarry (), is a townland and village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The townland is located in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Rathbarry on the R598 road (Ireland), R598 regional road, to the east of Rosscarbery. Name The townland takes its common Irish language name (''Ráth an Bharraigh'' or 'Rathbarry' meaning "fort of the Barrys") and its official English language name ('Castlefreke') from a large castle and estate in the area. Built in the 15th century, this castle was originally associated with the Barry family and known as Rathbarry. Acquired by the Freke family in the 17th century, the castle and its estate was renamed to become known as Castle Freke. The village is still commonly known as Rathbarry, while the nearby townland, woods and dune system are commonly known as Castlefreke. Village Rathbarry village has won several awards, including "Ireland's tidiest village" in the 1999 national Tidy Towns (Irelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlefreke - Geograph
Castlefreke, also known as Rathbarry (), is a townland and village in County Cork, Ireland. The townland is located in the civil parish of Rathbarry on the R598 regional road, to the east of Rosscarbery. Name The townland takes its common Irish language name (''Ráth an Bharraigh'' or 'Rathbarry' meaning "fort of the Barrys") and its official English language name ('Castlefreke') from a large castle and estate in the area. Built in the 15th century, this castle was originally associated with the Barry family and known as Rathbarry. Acquired by the Freke family in the 17th century, the castle and its estate was renamed to become known as Castle Freke. The village is still commonly known as Rathbarry, while the nearby townland, woods and dune system are commonly known as Castlefreke. Village Rathbarry village has won several awards, including "Ireland's tidiest village" in the 1999 national Tidy Towns Competition and the overall "Ireland's best kept town" award in a 2017 all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibane And Barryroe
Ibane and Barryroe (; archaic spellings ''Ibaune, Ibawn, O'Bathumpna, Barriro, Barriroe'') is a historical barony in southern County Cork, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. History and etymology The Ó Floinn were the ancient chiefs of the territory of Uí Baghamna (Uí Badamna). Parts of the region were part of the ancient land of Corcu Loígde. Abbeymahon Abbey was also called the monastery of Uí Badamna. The Ó Cobhthaigh clan had seven castles on the coast and were lords of a region called Triocha Meona. The Ó Cuileannáin family also had land in Ibane, while the Feely, O'Fehilly of Tuatha O Fitcheallaigh were rulers of west Barryroe and the Ardfield parish. Barryroe is named for the Barry Roe ("Red Barrys") sept of the Anglo-Norman De Barry family. The name "Ibane and Barryroe" is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Carbery
Baron Carbery, of Carbery in the County of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1715 for George Evans, with remainder to the heirs male of his father and namesake George Evans, a supporter of William and Mary during the Glorious Revolution, who had earlier declined the offer of a peerage. After his elevation to the peerage, Lord Carbery represented Westbury in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Westbury. His grandson, the fourth Baron, briefly represented Rutland in Parliament. He was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth Baron. On his death, the line of the eldest son of the first Baron failed. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Baron, who had previously succeeded his father as second Baronet, of Castle Freke. Lord Carbery sat in the House of Lords as an Irish representative peer from 1824 to 1845. His nephew, the eighth Baron, was an Irish Representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkeran Lake
Kilkeran Lake is a natural sedimentary lagoon in county Cork, in the Castlefreke Castlefreke, also known as Rathbarry (), is a townland and village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The townland is located in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Rathbarry on the R598 road (Ireland), R598 regional road, ... townland. Its southern shore is approx. 300 meters away from the ocean shore of the Glandore Bay, and separated by the Long Strand beach, a system of dunes, and a road. The Long Strand River connects it to the ocean. References Lakes of County Cork {{Lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Special Areas Of Conservation In The Republic Of Ireland
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Since 2020, the NPWS has operated under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Special Areas of Conservation are part of the Natura 2000 network of sites within the European Union for special flora or fauna Fauna (: faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding terms for plants and fungi are ''flora'' and '' funga'', respectively. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively ....Rights for Natura 2000 data: ''EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubble Masonry
Rubble masonry or rubble stone is rough, uneven building stone not laid in regular courses. It may fill the core of a wall which is faced with unit masonry such as brick or ashlar. Some medieval cathedral walls have outer shells of ashlar with an inner backfill of mortarless rubble and dirt. Square rubble masonry Square rubble masonry consists of stones that are dressed (squared on all joints and beds) before laying, set in mortar, and make up the outer surface of a wall. History Irregular rubble, or sack, masonry evolved from embankments covered with boards, stones or bricks. That outer surface was used to give the embankment greater strength and make it more difficult for enemies to climb. The Sadd el-Khafara dam, in Wadi Al-Garawi near Helwan in Egypt, which is 14 meters high and built in rubble masonry, dates back to 2900–2600 BC The Greeks called the construction technique emplekton and made particular use of it in the construction of the defensive walls of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emergency (Ireland)
The Emergency () was a state of emergency in the independent state of Republic of Ireland, Ireland in the Second World War, throughout which Irish neutrality during World War II, the state remained neutral. It was proclaimed by Dáil Éireann on 2 September 1939, allowing the passage of the Emergency Powers Act 1939 by the Oireachtas the following day. This gave sweeping powers to the government, including internment, censorship of the press and correspondence, and control of the economy. The Emergency Powers Act lapsed on 2 September 1946, although the Emergency was not formally ended until 1976. Background of the Emergency On 6 December 1922, following the Anglo-Irish Treaty that ended the Anglo-Irish War, War of Independence, the island of Ireland became an autonomous dominion, known as the Irish Free State. On 7 December 1922, the parliament of the six north-eastern counties, already known as Northern Ireland, voted to opt out of the Irish Free State and remain in the United K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Land Commission
The Irish Land Commission was created by the British crown in 1843 to "inquire into the occupation of the land in Ireland. The office of the commission was in Dublin Castle, and the records were, on its conclusion, deposited in the records tower there, from whence they were transferred in 1898 to the Public Record Office". It took on the role of a rent fixing commission in 1881 under the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881 (also known as the second Irish Land Act). For a century it was the body responsible for re-distributing farmland in most of Ireland. It was formally abolished in 1999. UK Land Acts Under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act 1885 (the Ashbourne Act), the Commission developed into a tenant-purchasing commission and assisted in the agreed transfer of freehold farmland from landlord to tenant. This was a response to the turbulent Land War that had started in 1879. It was rapidly enacted by the government of Prime Minister The Marquess of Salisbury, was funded initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Evans-Freke, 10th Baron Carbery
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery
John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery (11 November 1765 – 12 May 1845), known as Sir John Evans-Freke, 2nd Baronet between 1777 and 1807, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. He was the son of Sir John Evans-Freke, 1st Baronet, Sir John Freke, 1st Baronet. In 1777 he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. He served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Donegal Borough between 1783 and 1790. He then represented Baltimore (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Baltimore from 1790 to 1800. On 4 March 1807 he succeeded his first cousin once removed, John Evans, 5th Baron Carbery, John Evans, as Baron Carbery, and in 1824 was elected to the House of Lords as an List of Irish representative peers, Irish representative peer. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
