et itors ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Central ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Games ▁Category : Comp et itors ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Central ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Games <0x0A> </s> ▁D unc annon ▁Fort ▁is ▁a ▁star ▁fort ▁and ▁National ▁Monument ▁located ▁in ▁County ▁W ex ford , ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁D unc annon ▁Fort ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁position ▁on ▁a ▁pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁Water ford ▁Har bour , ▁giving ▁access ▁to ▁Ireland ' s ▁Three ▁Sister s : ▁the ▁River ▁Bar row , ▁River ▁N ore ▁and ▁River ▁Su ir . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁A ▁fort ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁this ▁site ▁by ▁Norm ans ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁and ▁there ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁earlier ▁ear then ▁fort ▁built ▁by ▁G ael ic ▁Irish . ▁The ▁present ▁star ▁fort ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 7 – 8 8 ▁by ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁I ▁to ▁defend ▁Water ford ▁from ▁possible ▁invasion ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Arm ada . ▁ ▁D unc annon ▁Fort ▁saw ▁major ▁military ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁Irish ▁Confeder ate ▁Wars . ▁Command ed ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ist ▁governor ▁Laur ence ▁Es mon de , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Es mon de , ▁it ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁and ▁captured ▁by ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁Confeder ation ▁forces ▁under ▁Thomas ▁Pr eston , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁T ara ▁in ▁January – M arch ▁ 1 6 4 5 , ▁the