Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Prison
Clonroad Beg, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonroad Beg
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- CL033-082013-
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The National Monuments Service's description
Frost (1893, 251) notes that 'The English establised a jail at Ennis, appointed one Patrick Morgan, jailer, in 1591'. A reference from 1595 (Fiants, Eliz., 5726, 5965) to a gaol ‘lately erected’ is cited in Ó Dálaigh (2012, 15) along with several 17th-century references. Its location is uncertain although Kelly (1973-4, 66-9) states that it was in Arthur’s Row. According to Bradley, Halpin and King (1988, 52-3) the evidence for that location is unclear. A later prison was located in the gatehouse (CL033-082033-) at the S of the town from 1713. This earlier prison may also have been located there.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 13 May 2014
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H.A. 1988 Urban archaeological survey - county Clare. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Ó Dálaigh, B. 2012 Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 25. Ennis. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin.
Frost, J. 1893 (Reprint 1978) The history and topography of the county of Clare: from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century. Dublin. Mercier Press.
Kelly, T. 1973-4 Ennis county jail. North Munster antiquarian journal 16, 66-9.