Martello tower
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Martello tower
Named after Cape Mortella, Corsica, where a tower of this kind was taken by British forces in 1794
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It was U2's Bono who lent him a Martello Tower to live in when he parted from The Pogues and it was Sinead O'Connor who famously reported him to the police when she despaired of his heroin habit.
From BBC
Radical folk band Lankum worked on their fourth album in County Wexford while living in a Martello Tower - one of more than 100 artillery forts built in the 19th Century as a defence against Napoleon's invading forces.
From BBC
Much of it takes place along the coast, overlooking the Irish Sea, including key scenes shot at rocky bathing spot Forty Foot, in Sandycove, below the Martello tower where James Joyce stayed and “Ulysses” opens.
From Los Angeles Times
In June 1962, the James Joyce Museum was opened by Beach in the Martello Tower in the south Dublin suburb of Sandycove.
From BBC
"You could walk on the beach or along the clifftop to the Martello Tower," added Mr Kennell.
From BBC
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