Castle Barrett

Castle Barrett, originally also known as Castle More or Castlemore, lies in a field in the townland of Castlebarrett, in County Cork in Ireland.

Castle Barrett was first mentioned in 1252, as Castle More, when the Anglo-Irish knight John de Cogan was permitted to have a weekly market and annual fair beside the castle. It was probably built earlier that century on a hill overlooking the Clyda River valley. Between 1276 and 1281 the castle was repaired when it was in royal hands. In 1439 the castle was acquired by the Earl of Desmond.

In the early 17th century the castle passed to the Barretts. The castle was damaged in 1645 by Oliver Cromwell's army and in 1690, after the Battle of the Boyne, John Barrett, being a Jacobite, was forfeited and Castle Barrett was destroyed.

Castle Barrett can freely be visited. A nice small castle ruin.

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