Maryborough Fort (Fort Protector)

Fort Protector was established in 1547-1548 as a military garrison by English forces under Sir Edward Bellingham and Sir Francis Bryan, Marshall of Ireland, on lands previously held by the native O'Moore clan. The fort was designed to protect the Pale—the English-controlled enclave around Dublin—against the formidable resistance of Gaelic lords, particularly the O'Moores and O'Connors. Named af...