Bawn, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 10 relations: Anglicisation, Barmkin, Curtain wall (fortification), Genitive case, Ireland, Irish language, Peel tower, Tower house, Tower houses in Britain and Ireland, Trench.

2. Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland

Anglicisation

Anglicisation is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into, influenced by or dominated by the culture of England.

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Barmkin

Barmkin, also spelled barmekin or barnekin, is a Scots word which refers to a form of medieval and later defensive enclosure, typically found around smaller castles, tower houses, pele towers, and bastle houses in Scotland and the north of England. Bawn and Barmkin are Fortification (architectural elements).

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Curtain wall (fortification)

A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town. Bawn and curtain wall (fortification) are Fortification (architectural elements).

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Genitive case

In grammar, the genitive case (abbreviated) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irish language

Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.

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Peel tower

Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600.

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Tower house

A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.

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Tower houses in Britain and Ireland

Tower houses (caisleán) appeared on the Islands of Ireland and Great Britain starting from the High Middle Ages. Bawn and Tower houses in Britain and Ireland are tower houses in the Republic of Ireland.

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Trench

A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground that is generally deeper than it is wide (as opposed to a wider gully, or ditch), and narrow compared with its length (as opposed to a simple hole or pit).

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See also

Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland

• Ashtown Castle
• Aughnanure Castle
• Balrothery Tower
• Barryscourt Castle
• Bawn
• Belvelly Castle
• Caherkinmonwee Castle
• Carrickkildavnet Castle
• Carrignacurra Castle
• Cloghan Castle (County Cork)
• Clomantagh Castle
• Clonbrock Castle
• Clonony
• Cloonacauneen Castle
• Coonagh Castle
• Corr Castle
• Darver Castle
• Desmond Castle (Kinsale)
• Dough Castle
• Dundanion Castle
• Dunguaire Castle
• Dunmanway Castle
• Foulksrath Castle
• Leamaneh Castle
• O'Dea Castle
• Oola Castle
• Redwood Castle
• Reeves Castle
• Rockfleet Castle
• Thoor Ballylee
• Threecastles Castle
• Tower houses in Britain and Ireland
• Turvey House, County Dublin
• Tynte's Castle
• White's Castle

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bawn

Also known as Bawne.