In Killarney National Park, County Kerry of Ireland, Ross Castle is a tower

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In Killarney National Park, County Kerry of Ireland, Ross Castle is a tower house and keep from the 15th century that is situated on the edge of Lough Leane. It is the ancestral residence of the Clan O Donoghue Chiefs, who were afterwards connected to the Killarney Browne family. The Office of Public Works manages the castle, which has seasonal public access and guided tours. The O-Donoghues Mór (Ross), the local reigning clan, constructed Ross Castle in the late 15th century. However, ownership was transferred to the MacCarthy Mór during the Second Desmond Rebellion in the 1580s. Sir Valentine Browne, an ancestor of the Earls of Kenmare, was thereafter given a lease on the castle and the land by him. During the Irish Confederate Wars, the fortress was one of the last to fall to the Roundheads of Oliver Cromwell, and it was only conquered after artillery was transported by boat over the River Laune. Edmund Ludlow assaulted the fortress by sea after marching to Ross with 4,000 foot soldiers and 200 horses, but Lord Muskerry defended the castle from his attack. The Irish believed that until a vessel could navigate the lake, Ross would remain unconquerable. The Brownes kept the holdings after the battles because they could prove that their successor was too young to have taken part in the uprising. They had built a mansion residence close to the castle by around 1688, but they were exiled following the Glorious Revolution because of their loyalty to King James II of England. The castle was converted into a military garrison, and it remained thus until the beginning of the 19th century. The Brownes did not relocate back to Ross, instead constructing Kenmare House close to Killarney. According to a tradition, O Donoghue, his horse, his table, and his library all vanished into the lake after he leaped or was sucked out of the grand room window at the top of the castle. O Donoghue is rumored to be living in a large palace at the base of the lake, where he maintains a watchful check on all he observes. #Castles #History #Architecture

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