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Castle - unclassified

Killeshin, County Laois, Ireland

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Townland
Killeshin
County
Laois
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.84690, -6.99964
SMR number
LA032-020006-

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David 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

Reference to a possible castle here (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 262). No visible surface remains. St Dermot founded an Early Christian church (LA032-020001-) here but the patron is St Comhdan or Comgan who is commemorated on 27th of February. Killeshin was plundered and the oratory demolished in 1041, and it was burnt in 1077 (FitzGerald 1910, 185-205). (Crawford and Leask 1925, 83-94; O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 257-64)

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

Fitzgerald, Lord W. 1910 The Killeshin Church ruins, Queen's County. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 6, 185-205.

O'Hanlon, Rev. J. and O'Leary, Rev. E. 1907 (Reprint 1981) History of the Queen's county, vol. 1. Kilkenny. Roberts Books Ltd.

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