Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Inscribed stone
Cloncourse (clandonagh By.), County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloncourse (clandonagh By.)
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 52.96377, -7.67577
- SMR number
- LA015-021002-
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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
Cloncourse castle (LA015-021) was built by the O'Duigin's in 1636 according to its datestone now at Mondrehid House which was built near the site of Mondrehid Castle (LA016-019). This slab was taken from Cloncourse Castle (LA015-021) and taken to the garden of Mondrehid House, the datestone has the inscription which reads 'I.H.S. 1636 I.N.R.I. JOHN." (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 134)
Nearby in the register
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.