page_title: Castlemagner
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Castlemagner / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Castles of Munster: Castle Magner, Cork (1)
context_page_description: Castlemagner is a village and townland in the Duhallow area of north-west County Cork, Ireland. Castlemagner is within the Cork North-West.
context_section_description: The area takes its name from the eponymous Castle Magner, a Norman-era tower house which is located approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) east of the village itself on the eastern boundary of Castlemagner townland. Owned by a Richard Magner during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the tower house was largely destroyed in the late 16th century. The lands surrounding Castle Magner were confiscated during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The castle is largely in ruin, though the stair turret and parts of the surrounding bawn wall remain. 
  Close to the castle is Saint Bridget's Church, a disused but largely extant Church of Ireland church. While the church itself was built in the early 19th century, the surrounding cemtery contains gravestones which are dated from the 18th century and earlier. A nearby holy well, also dedicated to Saint Bridget, is covered by a carved stone surround, with an 18th century inscription and a reputed Sheela na gig carving nearby.
  Castlemagner's Roman Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built c.1880, is located within the village itself. There is a shrine to Edel Quinn, a local lay missionary, within the church grounds.
caption: The ruined remains of Castle Magner's stair turret
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