An Caisleán Nua

An Caisleán Nua — the New Castle — derives from its 13th-century stone castle built by the FitzGerald Earls of Desmond, completed by 1298 with defensive curtain walls, towers, and an inquisition noting the New Castle with buildings inside and outside the walls. The settlement occupies Clanwilliam barony, a territory granted to William FitzAdelm de Burgh by Henry II in the 12th century. Newcastl...