Live in the shadow of the legendary Liscarroll Castle

THERE’s a pretty impressive backdrop to this Main Street, Liscarroll, home up for sale: the landmark Liscarroll Castle looms into view beyond the garden boundary.

Famed in song and ballad, the 12th century castle with its circular towers and long curtain walls serves to root the village near the Cork-Limerick border to almost 1,000 years of history. It also makes for a striking garden feature for a few houses on this side of the village's main street.

Likely to be associated with the Barrys who acquired it through allegiance to King John, it saw off sieges before it was taken by Irish rebels in 1642 AD and before Cromwell wrested it back.