Kilbrittain

Kilbrittain or Killbrittain (Irish: Cill Briotáin, meaning "Briotáin's church") is the name of a village, townland and parish in County Cork, Ireland. The village is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Bandon, and near Courtmacsherry and Timoleague. The coastal route around the edge of the parish is the R600 road. The village itself is around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from the coast. Local estates Kilbrittain Castle is reputed to be one of the oldest inhabited castles in Ireland. The castle is thought to date from 1035 where the original fortress may have been built by the O'Mahony clan. Known to have been in the hands of the Norman family of de Courcey and possibly extended in the 13th century, Kilbrittain Castle was the principal seat of MacCarthy Reagh family, Princes of Carbery and Kings of Desmond, from the early 15th century. The castle was extensively restored and...