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Rock of Cashel
castle in County Tipperary, Ireland
Blarney Stone
Carboniferous limestone in Blarney Castle, Ireland, associated with the legend that kissing it endows one with the skill of speaking eloquently
Blarney Castle
castle in Ireland
Macroom
thumb|Map of the town Macroom (; ) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses, forced emigration and intermittent prosperity. The 2011 census gave an urban population of 3,879 people, while the 2016 census recorded 3,765 people. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
Kingdom of Desmond
kingdom in southwest Ireland (1118–1596)
Ross Castle
15th century castle in Ireland
Clíodhna
thumb|upright|Illustration of Clíodhna in R.D. Joyce's Ballads of Irish Chivalry (1872) In Irish mythology, Clíodhna (Clídna, Clionadh, Clíodna, Clíona, transliterated to Cleena in English) is a Queen of the Banshees of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Clíodna of Carrigcleena is the potent banshee that rules as queen over the sióga (fairies) of South Munster, or Desmond.
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Irish peer and Lord Deputy of Ireland
Mangerton Mountain
mountain in Kerry, Ireland
Timoleague
Timoleague () is a village in the eastern division of Carbery East in County Cork, Ireland. It is located along Ireland's southern coast between Kinsale and Clonakilty, on the estuary of the Argideen River. Nearby is the village of Courtmacsherry. It is about south of Bandon and from Cork on the R600 coastal road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Bansha
Bansha (; ) is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. The village is part of the parish of "Bansha and Kilmoyler" (united in 1858) in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam. Bansha is co-extensive with the pre-Reformation parish of Templeneiry of which the townland name of Templenahurney is thought to be a corruption. While the village is the focal point of the area, there is also an outlying hamlet in the parish, located at Rossadrehid where a rural creamery once serviced the dairy industry.
Kilbrittain
Kilbrittain or Killbrittain () is the name of a village, townland and parish in County Cork, Ireland. The village is about south of Bandon, and near Courtmacsherry and Timoleague. The coastal route around the edge of the parish is the R600 road, while the village itself is around inland. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty
Irish noble
Cormac Mac Carthaig
King of Munster
Earl of Clancarty
noble title in the Peerage of Ireland
Book of Lismore
manuscript
Carrigaphooca Castle
14th century ruined castle in Cork, Ireland
Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty
Irish noble
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh
Irish bishop
Carrigrohane Castle
castle in Ireland
Carrigadrohid
Carrigadrohid () is a townland and village in the civil parish of Aghinagh, County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the north bank of the River Lee, with the nearby village of Canovee to the south. Carrigadrohid is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.
Eóganacht Chaisil
historic ruling dynasty of Munster
Kilcrea Friary
church in County Cork, Ireland
Drishane Castle
MacCarthy tower house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland
Caithréim Chellacháin Chaisil
12th-century Irish tract
Florence MacCarthy
Irish prince