Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Ballykealy, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballykealy
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 52.80808, -7.43167
- SMR number
- LA035-045003-
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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
References date from 1653, when it was fortified by John McKeallagh Fitzpatrick (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 228). The S and W angles of a rubble built tower house (LA035-045001-), at least two storeys high, with a possible entrance at SE survive. Featureless. A piece of masonry 15m out from S angle may represent the remains of a bawn wall (LA035-045003-).
Described by Carrigan as 'A considerable fragment of Ballykealy castle is still standing. The castle and townland of Ballykealy were forfeited by John mcKeallagh Fitzpatrick, in 1653' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 228).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.