House - 17th century

The National Monuments Service's description

Indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of ‘The Liberties of the Citty of Kilkenny’ and on the Down Survey parish map of ‘St Patrick’s Parish’ as a house in the N portion of the 17th-century townland of 'Archersgrove and the broadfeilds', on the S bank of the River Nore. The N portion of the 17th-century townland which equates well with the modern townland of Archersgrove (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). The terrier accompanying the parish map mentions that there is, 'in Archersgrove a Thatcht House' and lists 'Thomas Archer Ir[ish] P[apist]' as the proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). The precise location of the house is unknown, though it may be on or near Archersgrove House which, according to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, is a, 'Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1900, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier mill owner's house' (www.buildingsofireland.ie, viewed 14 October 2020).

See attached:
KK019-080001-_01 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of ‘The Liberties of the Citty of Kilkenny’ (Hib. Reg., courtesy of Trinity College Dublin)
KK019-080001-_02 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) parish map of ‘St Patrick’s Parish’ (Hib. Reg., courtesy of Trinity College Dublin)

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 14 October 2020