
Blarney Castle
Its History, Development and Purpose
Cork University Press
Published on 12. March 2008
Book
Hardback
164 pages
978-1-85918-411-0 (ISBN)
Description
The book describes Gaelic society and the castle's role within its clan organisation. A detailed history of the MacCarthy Muskerry clan charts their rise to power and their ultimate loss of Blarney after the battle of the Boyne. The families who owned the castle (the MacCarthys, the Jefferies and the Colthursts) are described, together with the major national and international events and social movements with which they were often intimately involved. The cult of the "picturesque" and a growing interest in Irish traditions during the nineteenth century, together with the development of the railways, transformed Blarney from a derelict ruin to a major tourist attractionFinally, the book attempts to illuminate some of the traditions surrounding the famous Blarney Stone.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cork
Ireland
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.), maps, plans
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
794 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85918-411-0 (9781859184110)
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Mark Samuel is an archaeologist and architectural historian who has studied Irish tower houses for more than 30 years. Kate Hamlyn is a freelance writer with an interest in history and archaeology.