Old Head Golf Course and BluffsCharles FortCharles Fort: Children enjoy exploring the historic remains.Charles Fort: In use until 1921, then burned by Irish nationalists who resented former British occupation of it.Charles Fort is the site of weddings and other celebrations.Charles Fort: Constructed in 1682 and garrisoned by the British Army until 1922, Charles Fort overlooks the Old Head of Kinsale and the mouth of the Bandon river.The countryside surrounding Kinsale, as seen from the top of the Lusitania Museum.James Fort: Little more than a ruin now, it is an early 17th Century pentagonal fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbor. Situated downstream from Kinsale on the River Bandon, the fort was built to defend the harbor and seaborne approaches of the town. Following the construction of Charles Fort on the opposite side of the harbor in the late 17th Century, James Fort became known as the “old fort.”Kinsale from the water.Recruiting poster after the torpedoing of the Lusitania off the shores of Old Head part of Kinsale.The Lusitania Memorial Garden remembers those lost. Located at Old Head near Kinsale.Struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat, the Lusitania’s sinking left 786 dead, including about 120 Americans. The U.S. joined World War I two years later, and the loss of innocent lives on the Lusitania played an important role in galvanizing American opinions to enter the war..Colorful homes and businesses line Kinsale streets.Old Head bluffs. The Lusitania went down just 12 miles off the southern point of Old Head. Kinsale boats helped rescue the survivors.
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