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Topic: Glenflesk Castle Killarney
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Micia
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posted 05-29-2001 11:23 AM
  
I have been searching for Information about Glenflesk Castle in Killarney, for allready 4 years. Iwonder if you could help me?You would help me so much.
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Gordon
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posted 05-29-2001 02:00 PM
According to this site http://www.users.qwest.net/~mhdonohue/glen.html
the castle you are looking for as the seat of the O'Donoghue Lords Glenflesk is either Ross Castle, http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/castles/ross.shtm http://www.ireland-now.com/legacy/castles/munster4.html
or Killaha Castle.
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Peter
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posted 05-30-2001 12:01 PM
Strange one Gordon:
Had a look round myself, as Glenflesk does not appear on any of the Irish maps I have.
Niether could I find it mentioned on O.S. sites. But the site for Kerry does mark it up some way south-east of Killarney. Though their is no informtaion on the place.
Perhaps a very good area map might give more detail, for all maps (including your Mr Speede, try; www.rallymap.demon.co.uk
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Gordon
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posted 05-30-2001 05:12 PM
On the site, http://www.r-alston.dircon.co.uk/ch_ire.htm
which details the country houses of the British isles,I found the follwing entry for Glenflesk Castle, which gives no indication that this was a castle, but more likely a mansion of later date, 1700?.
KILLARNEY ker Flesk Castle
Coltsmann 1700?
Also known as Glenflesk Castle. Built by John Coltsmann. Owned by John Coltsmann - J.P. Neale's Views, Series 2, vol. I, 1824. Ruined. Bence-Jones, Guide, 1988. J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, I, 1854, 204. Many large houses of this era and later were given the name 'castle', when indeed they lacked fortifications and so are not castles. For this reason they do not appear on castle databases. -------
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