Carrignacurra Castle
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Carrignacurra Castle is a stone-built tower house constructed in County Cork, Ireland, as the chief seat of the O'Leary family. It was built to defend a ford across the River Lee about 1.5 km east of Inchigeelagh village, on a historic route between Macroom and Dunmanway. The name, Carrignacurra, probably comes from Carraig na Choradh - Rock of the Weir. The tower house is listed in the National Monuments Service's Record of Monuments and Places.
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