Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement cluster
Gubroe,kilmacsherwell, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gubroe,kilmacsherwell
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LE024-067----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A description of County Leitrim was written by Tadhg O'Roddy in the 1680s for Willaim Molyneux's proposed 'Atlas of Ireland' that was never completed. He describes Castlefore as: 'a good village consisting of about 30 families. It is supported by a virie great Iron work joyning to it, both of which are in the possession of the Lord of Culloony' (Logan 1971, 332-3). O'Roddy was descended from the O'Rodaighe who had been coarbs or patrons of the monastery of Fenagh (LE025-096001-) in the Middle Ages. The location is not known with absolute certainty, but it was probably in the vicinity of the castle known as Castlefore (LE024-023----) or it may have been c. 500m to the S at the N angle of the triangular Castlefore lough (max. dims c. 800m ENE-WSW; c. 450m NNW-SSE at E) where a cluster of dwellings is described as Castlefore on the 1835 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 January, 2017
References
Logan, J. 1971 Tadg O'Roddy and two surveys of Co. Leitrim. Journal of Cumann Seanchas Breifne (Breifne Historical Society) 4 (14), 318-34.