Blarney Castle is the third fortress built on the same site. The first building built of wood dates back to the 10th century. And in the 13th century, a stone fortress was built in its place, which was later destroyed, and in the 15th century, Dermot McCarthy rebuilt the last fortress that has survived to the present.
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| Blarney Castle |
In the 16th century, Elizabeth I wanted to become the owner of the castle and sent the Earl of Leicester to Blarney. But every time he tried to resolve the issue of renting the castle, McCarthy organized a celebration for the Queen's confidant or found another way to delay the answer. And when the queen asked Leicester to report on her progress, a letter was sent to her full of fuzzy, vague expressions. In the end, the Queen never got the Blarney.
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| Blarney Castle |
In the 17th century, the fortress came under siege, which was led by one of Cromwell's men (Lord Brogill), during which the fortress walls were significantly damaged. And when Broghill with his people entered the fortress, it turned out that its inhabitants, taking the most valuable things (including gold dishes), left the underground corridors located under the fortress, which were called badger caves. One of the corridors of this labyrinth of caves went to the reservoir. The new owner of Blarney tried to dry it, thinking that all the table gold had been dumped there during the siege, but there was nothing at the bottom.