Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballyfin Demesne, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfin Demesne
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ballyfin Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballyfin House
- Coordinates
- 53.05706, -7.43177
- SMR number
- LA012-004----
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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
Ballyfin Castle was built by the Crosbies during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Granted to Piriam Pole in 1666, it was later demolished by his son William Pole who built a house on the site (Comerford 1883-86, 136-137). The present house was built between 1821 and 1826 (Bence-Jones 1978, 21). Building indicated on 1563 map of Leix and Offaly. On the same map the castle or house of Ballyfin is indicated (O'Flanagan 1933 vol. 2, 35). No surface remains visible.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
References
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1933 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the Queen's County, collected during progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1838. Typescript in 2 vols. Bray.
Comerford, Rev. M. 1883-6 Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. James Duffy and Sons. Dublin.
Bence-Jones, M. 1978 Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Volume 1 Ireland. London. Burke's Peerage Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.