<Tr> <Th> Built by </Th> <Td> MacCarthys of Muskerry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Events </Th> <Td> Desmond Rebellions, Irish Rebellion of 1641, Irish Confederate Wars, Williamite War in Ireland </Td> </Tr> <P> Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland, and the River Martin . Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446 . The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle . </P> <P> The castle originally dates from before 1200, when a timber house was believed to have been built on the site, although no evidence remains of this . Around 1210 this was replaced by a stone fortification . It was destroyed in 1446, but subsequently rebuilt by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, Lord of Muscry, who also built castles at Kilcrea and Carrignamuck . </P>

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