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in 1837, Rostellan Castle is described as an "elegant mansion", with its "highly cultivated and extensive demesne" spanning one-third of the parish. While some ruined and standing structures of the estate remain (including a large set of gates in Rostellan village), Rostellan Castle itself was
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CO088-024---- Castle Townland: Rostellan No visible surface trace of Fitzgerald Castle, which was rebuilt as a large house "some time ante 1750, probably by the 4th Earl of Inchiquin" (Bence-Jones 1978, 248). The house was demolished in
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The Earl of Inchiquin greatly admired her and built a tower in her honour in his grounds
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Siddons Tower (an 18th century folly built on Rostellan Castle demesne) is now a ruin
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the 1st Marquess built a tower in honour of Mrs Siddons, whom he entertained here
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club, founded in 1885, has its main sports ground on Rostellan promontory.
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to the capstone). The folly, "Siddons Tower", was built in the 1770s by
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Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork
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Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
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Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Volume 1 – Ireland
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Siddons Tower (an 18th century folly built on Rostellan Castle demesne) is now a ruin
Rostellan is located in Ireland
51°50′40″N 08°11′18″W / 51.84444°N 8.18833°W / 51.84444; -8.18833
Ireland
Province
Munster
County
County Cork
Irish grid reference
W873664
Irish
civil parish
townland
Barony of Imokilly
County Cork
electoral division
Cork East Dáil constituency
Aghada
2011 census

Coillte
folly
portal tomb
Saleen Creek
orthostats
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
Earl of Inchiquin
Sarah Siddons
demesne
FitzGerald family

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