Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Dysart, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dysart
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Piggotts Castle (in ruins), Tower
- Latest-edition OS map
- Piggotts Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.02117, -7.23023
- SMR number
- LA013-061001-
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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
Marked on the 1563 map of Leix and Offaly (Hore 1863, f.p. 345). Originally belonging to the O'Lalor family (O'Hanlon and O'Leary, 1914, vol. 2, 524), this castle was granted to John Piggott in 1577 by Queen Elizabeth (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 276-278). In 1646 Dysart was taken by force, and Pigott was killed by Colonel Farrell and Colonel Roger McGuire's regiments (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1914, vol. 2, 524, 525). Standing remains consist of a NE angle tower of curtain wall built of limestone rubble. No other visible surface remains.
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'Hanlon, Rev. J. and O'Leary, Rev. E. 1907 (Reprint 1981) History of the Queen's county, vol. 1. Kilkenny. Roberts Books Ltd.
Hore, H.F. 1863 Notes on a fac simile of an ancient map of Leix, Ofaly, Irry, Clanmalier, Iregan and Slievemargy, preserved in the British Museum. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 7, 345-72.
Comerford, Rev. M. 1883-6 Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. James Duffy and Sons. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Round towerunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.