Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Newtown (pubblebrien By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (pubblebrien By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI004-028----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Newtown Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 149) as following; '1283-1321. A series of law suits of Simon Wallys and others holding "Neweton in Esclon," or " de Esclon" (Pipe R., No. 14; Plea R., No. 131, &c). 1502 Donough O'Brien was Lord from Adare to Limerick, and from Baile nuadh to Monasteranenagh, died (A.F.M.). 1636 Galfrid Galwey died seised of Ballinoe more and begg, alias Newtown, which he had settled on D. Nihell (Inq. Chan., 181). 1657 Balinoe, an old C,[astle] demolished, with a fish-weir, late property of D. O'Brien (C.S., xxxii., p. 30). 1666 Confirmed with the C[astle]. ploughland to Michael Boyle (Act Sett.)'.
The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Donnogh O'Bryne of Carrigogunnell held in Ballinoe or Newtown an 'Old Castle thereupon a demolished fishing weare and som[e] few Cabins' (Simington 1938, 391).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 08 January 2020
References
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.