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Flesk Castle was a historic country house in County Kerry in Ireland. It has since been ruined.
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| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
Flesk Castle was a historic country house in County Kerry in Ireland. It has since been ruined.
Flesk Castle, also known as Coltsmann’s Castle or Glenflesk Castle, was a gothic Georgian style country house, built 1809–1815 for John Coltsmann. The house was in use through the 1940s but was dismantled c. 1950 leaving the shell standing. [1] [2] [3]
It was built in the early decades of the 19th century and continued in the Coltsmann family and their descendants until the early 20th century when it was sold to Major John McGillycuddy in the early 20th century. [3] The Flesk Castle site was bought in 2005 by the O’Reilly family. [4]
The River Laune is a river in County Kerry, Ireland, which flows from Lough Leane, one of the Lakes of Killarney, through Beaufort, past Ballymalis Castle, through the town of Killorglin, and empties into the sea, first at Castlemaine harbour beside the river Maine and then out through Dingle Bay. The Laune is well known for salmon and trout fishing.
Listowel Castle, located near the town of Listowel, County Kerry in Ireland, was built in the 15th century. The castle is a noted example of Anglo-Norman architecture in County Kerry, and has been the subject of several restoration projects. It is now protected as a national monument, and is open to the public for tours on a daily basis.
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