Carrigrohane Castle

Carrigrohane Castle is situated atop a dramatic rocky outcrop above the River Lee. The castle was probably built in the early thirteenth century by the Anglo-Norman de Cogan family, following their settlement in Cork after 1180. By 1420, Carrigrohane had become the chief castle of the Barrett family, Anglo-Norman settlers who held considerable power in the region. In 1421, branches of the MacCa...