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Kinsale
Kinsale (Cionn tSáile in Irish) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near The Old Head of Kinsale .
In 1601, Kinsale was the site of a battle in which English forces defeated an Irish/Spanish force (see Siege of Kinsale). Following this battle the Flight of the Earls occurred in which a number of the Irish aristocracy abandoned their lands and fled to mainland Europe.
In 1690, James II of England. following his defeat that the Battle of the Boyne, departed to France.
Charles Fort, located at Summer Cove and dating from 1677, is a fortification that guards the entrance to Kinsale harbor. It was built to protect the area and specifically the harbor from use by the French and Spanish in landing in Ireland.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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