Castlehyde
Castlehyde
Irish: Carraig an Éidigh | |
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Townland | |
Ruin of the Norman-era Castle Hyde tower house, formerly Carriganeide | |
| Coordinates: 52°08′28″N 8°18′50″W / 52.141°N 8.314°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Cork |
| Barony | Condons and Clangibbon |
| Civil parish | Fermoy |
| Area | |
• Total | 32 ha (79 acres) |
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Castlehyde (Irish: Carraig an Éidigh) is a townland and estate, slightly west of Fermoy in County Cork, Ireland. The estate's manor house, Castlehyde House, had been the ancestral home of Douglas Hyde's family and is one of several houses owned by Irish dancer, Michael Flatley.
The townland of Castlehyde, which is c. 32 hectares (79 acres) in area, is in the civil parish of Fermoy and the historical barony of Condons and Clangibbon. It is bordered by Castlehyde East (198 hectares (490 acres)), in which Castlehyde House is located, and Castlehyde West (17 hectares (42 acres)).