Redwood Castle, the Glossary
Redwood Castle (also known as Egan Castle or in Irish) is a Norman castle near Lorrha in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1]
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- Castles in County Tipperary
- Historic house museums in the Republic of Ireland
- Museums in County Tipperary
- Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland.
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County Tipperary
County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland.
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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649–1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the Commonwealth of England, led by Oliver Cromwell.
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Department of Finance (Ireland)
The Department of Finance (An Roinn Airgeadais) is a department of the Government of Ireland.
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Early Irish law
Early Irish law, also called Brehon law (from the old Irish word breithim meaning judge), comprised the statutes which governed everyday life in Early Medieval Ireland.
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Fortification
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.
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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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Lorrha
Lorrha (from) is a small village at the northern tip of County Tipperary, Ireland.
Mac Aodhagáin
Mac Aodhagáin (English: Egan or Keegan), is an Irish Gaelic clan of Brehons who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht, and later to the Burkes of Clanricarde.
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Murder hole
A murder hole or meurtrière is a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders could shoot, throw or pour harmful substances or objects such as rocks, arrows, scalding water, hot sand, quicklime, or boiling oil, down on attackers.
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Norman architecture
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Sheela na gig
A sheela na gig is a figurative carving of a naked woman displaying an exaggerated vulva.
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See also
Castles in County Tipperary
- Ardfinnan Castle
- Ballynahow Castle
- Ballyquirk
- Burncourt Castle
- Cahir Castle
- Castle Otway
- Galtee Castle
- Grallagh Castle
- Kilcash Castle
- Killahara castle
- Kiltinan Castle
- Lackeen Castle
- Lisheen Castle
- Loughmoe Castle
- Moorstown Castle
- Moycarkey Castle
- Ormonde Castle
- Redwood Castle
- Rock of Cashel
- Roscrea Castle
- Shanbally Castle
- Terryglass Castle
Historic house museums in the Republic of Ireland
- Áras an Uachtaráin
- 14 Henrietta Street
- Ardgillan Castle
- Ashtown Castle
- Aughnanure Castle
- Avondale House
- Bantry House
- Barryscourt Castle
- Beaulieu House and Gardens
- Belvedere House and Gardens
- Bunratty Castle
- Cahir Castle
- Castletown House
- Clonalis House
- Donegal Castle
- Drimnagh Castle
- Dublin Castle
- Dunguaire Castle
- Dunsandle Castle
- Emo Court
- Fanning's Castle
- Farmleigh
- Glenveagh Castle
- King John's Castle (Limerick)
- Knappogue Castle
- Lissadell House
- Malahide Castle
- Muckross House
- Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum
- O'Dea Castle
- Ormonde Castle
- Parke's Castle
- Portumna Castle
- Rathfarnham Castle
- Redwood Castle
- Rock of Cashel
- Ross Castle
- Russborough House
- Strokestown Park
- Swiss Cottage, Cahir
- Swords Castle
- Trim Castle
- Wells House, County Wexford
- Westport House
Museums in County Tipperary
- Cahir Castle
- Garda College Museum and Visitor Centre
- Main Guard (Clonmel)
- Ormonde Castle
- Redwood Castle
- Rock of Cashel
- Swiss Cottage, Cahir
- Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
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