Qualla: Barryscourt Castle https://qualla.com/barryscourt-castle en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:11 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Barryscourt Castle https://qualla.com/barryscourt-castle Barryscourt Castle: Introduction https://qualla.com/barryscourt-castle/ In 1581, with Sir Walter Raleigh's army closing in, the Barry family did the unthinkable: they damaged their own ancestral castle so that the English couldn't have it. The Barrys had backed the second Desmond Rebellion, knew the suppression was coming, and chose ruin over surrender. The decision shaped what visitors see today at Barryscourt - a 16th-century tower house repaired by royal pardon, expanded with a bawn and corner towers, and then preserved across four centuries of war, neglect, and modern restoration. The cannonball marks on the outer walls are not theatre. They are from a real siege in 1645.

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]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/4/p/barryscourt-castle-wp/gc4p-barryscourt-castle-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Barryscourt Castle: A Thousand Years on One Spot https://qualla.com/barryscourt-castle/ Long before any castle, this corner of East Cork near Carrigtwohill had a 7th-century wooden watermill turning beside a small stream. People came here for water power before they came here for defence. When the Anglo-Norman de Barry family arrived in the 12th century, they found ...

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