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An Chúirt Dóite

Burncourt
The burnt court
An Chúirt Dóite—the burnt court—takes its name from a fortified house built by Richard Everard, 1st Baronet, in the parish of Shanrahan within the barony of Iffa and Offa West. Construction began circa 1639 and was completed in 1641, producing an impressive castellated mansion with 26 gables and seven chimneys positioned near the River Tar, approximately seven kilometres southwest of Cahir. Th...

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