Cork Abbey

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Red Abbey Tower on Mary Street in Cork City is a remnant of the former Augustinian Abbey.

The tower was used by John Churchill (later the Duke of Marlborough) as a vantage point in the Siege of Cork (21 - 27 September 1690)

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