Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Moatfarrell, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moatfarrell
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Moat & Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72805, -7.64440
- SMR number
- LF014-050002-
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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
Upon the summit of the motte and bailey (LF014-050----). The grass-covered remains of a collapsed stone building may be the remains of an O’Farrell castle of 16th century date. In 1605 Mary, lady Delvin, widow of lord Christopher, and her son sir Richard Nugent, baron of Delvin received a grant of land from the King including ‘the castle of the Moate, and 5 cartrons there; parcel of the estate of Rossey O’Farroll; valued at 13s 4d Ir. (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 74).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 4 December 2012
References
Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I - Irish patent rolls of James I: facsimile of the Irish record commissioners' calendar prepared prior to 1830, with foreword by M.C. Griffith (Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin, 1966)
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Inauguration siteunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.