Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Lifford, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lifford
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- CL033-085005-
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the N bank of the River Fergus opposite the site of Clonroad Castle (CL033-085001-) but not precisely located. An earthen fortification built in AD c. 1210 by Donnachad Cairprech Ó Briain and described in the Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh (cited in Ó Dálaigh 1987 and 2012) as a ‘circular hold and residence’. A new residence was built on the S side of the river in c. 1267. (Ó Dálaigh 1987, 20-22; 2012, 15)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 23 April 2014
References
Ó Dálaigh, B. 2012 Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 25. Ennis. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin.
Ó Dálaigh, B.. 1987 History of an O'Brien stronghold: Clonroad c. 1210-1626. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 29, 16-31.