Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Castleforbes Demesne, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castleforbes Demesne
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.77160, -7.85105
- SMR number
- LF008-012003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Associated with a castle (LF008-012001-), the barrel-vaulted remains of which are incorporated into the entrance gateway to ‘Castle Forbes’ house. The wall c. 10m to the N of this gateway may be part of the original bawn associated with the castle (Casey and Rowan 1993, 192). The 1641 depositions record an attack on the castle and bawn by Irish rebels during which all the windows were 'shott in' and people were 'killd some there in the howse & some on the walls, And on the other syde those of the Castle discharged out of the Castle against the Rebells and killd many of them' (TCD, MS 817, fol. 178r). During the siege the people inside the castle were so short of water that they dug ‘a hole 40 foote [c. 12m] deep in the bawne of the Castle & recovered water which refreshed them much’ (ibid.) (see LF008-012007-).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 3rd October 2012
References
Casey, C. and Rowan, A. 1993 The buildings of Ireland: North Leinster: the counties of Longford, Louth, Meath and Westmeath. London. Penguin Books.
Trinity College Dublin, The 1641 depositions. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Dovecoteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.