Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Rahin, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rahin
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- LA026-033----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated castle within townland, described by O'Byrne in The History of the Queens County as 'Formerly a castle stood near the old church of Ballylynan or the town of the spears, which castle is said to belong to the O'Mores' (O'Byrne 1856, 65). Castle indicated on 1704 manuscript map that shows 6 cabbins, 1 castle, orchard and 1 church (NLI, MS 16M.9 (19)) (Feehan 1983, 378-9).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
References
Feehan, J. 1983 Laois, an environmental history. Stradbally. Ballykilcavan Press.
O'Byrne, D. 1856 The history of the Queen's county. John O'Daly. Dublin.
NLI, MS 16M. 9 (1-25) National Library of Ireland, Maps of the Weldon estate situated mainly in the Barony of Ballyadams, Co. Leix. By Bernard Scalé and others. 24 maps, some coloured, 1665 - 1863. Dublin