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Charles Fort (Daingean Shéarlais ​in Irish) is in the County Cork town of Kinsale in Ireland. Is an abandoned fort, built in 1601. In 1601, Ireland was an English client kingdom ruled by Elizabeth I in her position as Queen of Ireland. As such it was subject to attacks by England's long-time rivals the Spanish. England and Spain had been at war since 1585 over issues in the Netherlands in what would be known as the Anglo-Spanish War, and after the failure of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the Spanish sought the help of Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone. The Earl of Tyrone was a clan leader who, along with other Irish lords, was heading a campaign against English rule in Ireland. O'Neill agreed to help the Spanish begin their invasion of Ireland by capturing the town of Kinsale.

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  • Charles Fort (Daingean Shéarlais ​in Irish) is in the County Cork town of Kinsale in Ireland. Is an abandoned fort, built in 1601. In 1601, Ireland was an English client kingdom ruled by Elizabeth I in her position as Queen of Ireland. As such it was subject to attacks by England's long-time rivals the Spanish. England and Spain had been at war since 1585 over issues in the Netherlands in what would be known as the Anglo-Spanish War, and after the failure of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the Spanish sought the help of Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone. The Earl of Tyrone was a clan leader who, along with other Irish lords, was heading a campaign against English rule in Ireland. O'Neill agreed to help the Spanish begin their invasion of Ireland by capturing the town of Kinsale.
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  • Charles Fort (Daingean Shéarlais ​in Irish) is in the County Cork town of Kinsale in Ireland. Is an abandoned fort, built in 1601. In 1601, Ireland was an English client kingdom ruled by Elizabeth I in her position as Queen of Ireland. As such it was subject to attacks by England's long-time rivals the Spanish. England and Spain had been at war since 1585 over issues in the Netherlands in what would be known as the Anglo-Spanish War, and after the failure of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the Spanish sought the help of Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone. The Earl of Tyrone was a clan leader who, along with other Irish lords, was heading a campaign against English rule in Ireland. O'Neill agreed to help the Spanish begin their invasion of Ireland by capturing the town of Kinsale. On the 2nd of October, 1601, the Spanish moved an armada into Kinsale Bay as O'Neill and his men, men moved into the area north of the town. When the English forces heard of this they rushed to the area, led by Lord Deputy, Charles Blount. Although his army was unable to face the force of both the Spanish and the rebelling Irish. They where able to take their position on the high ground above Kinsale bottling the Spanish fleet in Kinsale harbour. They used this position to destroy crops and cut off supplies from O'Neill to the Spanish. O'Neill then tried to attack the English army in order to get them off the ridge and break the siege. They were forced to retreat with the English army in pursuit. O'Neill's plan was to lure the English army into a marshland in the hope that they would get stuck, but his plan failed however and the battle was lost. The Spanish signed a peace treaty and withdrew. After the siege of Kinsale the English took extra measures against a Spanish attack in the future; this included building Charles Fort by the bay of Kinsale. Charles Fort was named after King Charles II and was occupied by the English and later British Army until Ireland became independent in 1922. Charles Fort is haunted.
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