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Castle - unclassified

Englishtown,limerick City, County Limerick, Ireland

The record

Townland
Englishtown,limerick City
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.66868, -8.62548
SMR number
LI005-017101-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Curragower Castle described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 259) as following; ‘In 1657 this was located near the Curragour weir [LI005-110----] parish of St. Nicholas (Westropp 1906-7, 81)'.
Westropp (1906-7, 81) recorded the following details on Curragower Castle; 'The weir [LI005-110----] of Coradoguir is named in 1201 in the Inq. M. f. Henry (B.B.L., p. 15). 1577 The mills [LI005-017074-/075-] of Cordower granted to Hercules Rainsford (Fi. 3027). 1627 W. Creagh f. Martin held the C[astle]. and two mills of Carrowdarrower in the parish of St. Nicholas (Inq. Chan. 50). 1657 Curragowr stone house and C[astle] (C.S., xxviii., p. 64).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 21 November 2019

References

Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.

Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1938 The civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IV: county of Limerick, with a section of Clanmaurice barony Co. Kerry. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

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