Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Building
Oldcourt (ida By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldcourt (ida By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Old Court
- Latest-edition OS map
- Old Court (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.48145, -7.03805
- SMR number
- KK033-011----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a steep SW-facing slope above River Nore. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 25m) is indicated by a dashed line as the ‘Site of Old Court’ on the 1st (1839-40) ed. OS 6-inch map. The dashed line suggests the general area where the building is located, and that it was not visible above ground in 1839-40. However, according to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 123), ‘Oldcourt derives its name from an ancient building that formerly stood here, within a few perches of the hill-road from Inistioge to New Ross. The site is marked on the Ordnance Map. Only the grey, strong enclosing walls now remain. Tradition states that a court stood here, and that, ages ago, it was the residence of “Griffin McCroo,” brother of “Ross McCroo,” the foundress of New Ross’. The building is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 4 October 2016
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.