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Desmond Castle

Castle in County Cork, Ireland
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Desmond Castle

Summary

Desmond Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desmond Castle is located in Kinsale[3].
  • Desmond Castle is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • Desmond Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Desmond Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond[6].
  • Desmond Castle's Commons category is recorded as Desmond Castle, Kinsale[7].
  • 1500 marks the founding of Desmond Castle[8].
  • Desmond Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.7075, 'lon': -8.5305555555556}[9].
  • Desmond Castle's heritage designation is recorded as national monument of Ireland[10].
  • Desmond Castle's historic county is recorded as County Cork[11].

Body

Geography

Desmond Castle is in the country of Ireland[4]. It is located in Kinsale[3].

Designation and Status

Desmond Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as national monument of Ireland[10].

History and Context

1500 marks the founding of Desmond Castle[8].

Why It Matters

Desmond Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . archaeology.ie. archaeology.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commissioned by → Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond
    Inception → +1500-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Historic county → County Cork
    Country → Ireland
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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