Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Cloranshea, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloranshea
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KK019-091----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) parish map of ‘Canice in the Liberties of the Citty of Kilkenny’ as a tower house like castle with another building attached, located near the E edge of the 17th-century townland of 'Cloran' (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). This townland equates well with the modern townland of Cloranshea. The terrier accompanying the parish map lists 'Henry Archer and Thomas Shortall' as the proprietors of this forfeited land in 1640 (ibid.). According to O'Kelly (1969, 21), 'Cloranshea ruined castle adjoins the Rafter homestead which has been the home of this family for over 200 years'. The precise location of the castle is unknown.
See attached:
KK019-091----_01 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) parish map ‘Canice in the Liberties of the Citty of Kilkenny’ (Hib. Reg., courtesy of Trinity College Dublin)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 14 October 2020
References
O'Kelly, O. 1969 (Reissue 1985) The place-names of County Kilkenny. Kilkenny.