Kinsale, Ireland: History at Charles Fort

More info about travel to Kinsale: www.ricksteves.com/europe/ireland/kinsale-cobh In 1601, Irish patriots, chafing under English rule, conspired with the Spanish fleet to drive the English out. In a dramatic battle around the port of Kinsale, the Irish and Spanish were routed, and Ireland would be denied its independence for three centuries.

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