The castle was built on a hill above Roaringwater Bay by the O'Driscolls in 1495. It was taken by English forces after the Battle of Kinsale in 1602 and then given to Sir Walter Coppinger, who changed the name to Whitehall Castle, after the nearby town of Whitehall. The Coppingers lost possession of the castle in 1690 for supporting James II and it was then given to Samuel Townsend. The Townsends built a new mansion nearby called Whitehall House and removed the top three floors of Rincolisky Castle to use as building material for their new home. The bottom two storeys of the castle were then left to ruin. In 2000, these bottom two storeys were renovated and the castle is in use today as a vacation rental property.
For rental inquiries please see the Castle’s page on homeaway.co.uk.
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