Burncourt Castle
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Native name Irish: An Chúirt Dóite |
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| Everard's Castle The Burned Court Clogheen Castle |
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| Type | Fortified house |
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Burncourt, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°18′36″N 8°04′12″W / 52.310015°N 8.069911°WCoordinates: 52°18′36″N 8°04′12″W / 52.310015°N 8.069911°W |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Built | 1641 |
| Architectural style(s) | Tudor |
| Owner | private |
| Official name: Ballynahow Castle | |
| Reference no. | 370 |
 Location of Burncourt Castle in Ireland
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Burncourt Castle is a fortified house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Burncourt Castle is located 5.4 km (3.4 mi) northwest of Ballyporeen, on the west bank of the River Tar.
The castle was originally known as Everard's Castle, and was built by Richard Everard, 1st Baronet (d. 1650), son of politician and judge Sir John Everard. When Richard married Catherine Plunkett in 1620, his father awarded him a large estate around the River Tar.
Around 1639 Sir Richard some of his land and began to build a fortified house. It was complete in 1641, and had 26 gables and seven chimneys. Archeological investigation found a cow skeleton in a pit that extended under the east wall of the castle. The cow appeared to have been killed and dismembered and left as a protective votive offering – the flanks were placed next to each other and the head placed on the upper backbone.
The Everards took up residence just as the Irish Rebellion of 1641 began. In 1642 Sir Richard joined the Catholic Confederates at Kilkenny and became a member of the Supreme Council. Sir Richard's wife Catherine remained at the castle.
In 1649, as Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads advanced on Everard's Castle, Lady Catherine burned it down, earning it the name of the Burned Court.
Sir Richard Everard went on fight at the Siege of Limerick (1650–51), but was captured and hung in 1651 by Henry Ireton. Burncourt was abandoned. According to tradition Burncourt was seven years in building, seven years lived in and seven days burning.
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