"Blackwater Castle"⁠ This week's #MansionMonday is one of the finest Norman castles in Ireland. Blackwater Castle was built in the 12th century on the site of an ancient promontory fort on the banks of the River Awbeg in County Cork. Much of its history is set down in the Book of Fermoy, a 15th-century manuscript in Dublin’s Royal Irish Academy. It documents the Roche family, who occupied the castle from 1100 to 1666. Sir Walter Raleigh captured the castle in 1580, and Oliver Cromwell laid siege to Blackwater in 1649. See more about this property in our link in bio⁠ [sherry_fitz]⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #houseoftheday #luxurydefined #Christies #ChristiesHomes #Luxury #LuxuryRealEstate #Blackwatercastle #countycork #bookoffermoy #irishcastles #irishhistory