Caisleán an Mhaignéaraigh

Castlemagner takes its name from Castle Magner, a Norman-era tower house located approximately 500 metres east of the village in County Cork's baronies of Duhallow. The tower house was built by Thomas Magner in the late 15th century, replacing an earlier structure, and was constructed of rubble local limestone with salvaged cut-stone as a type of better-class farmhouse typical of the period. De...