Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - medieval
Englishtown,limerick City, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Englishtown,limerick City
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.66838, -8.62450
- SMR number
- LI005-017169-
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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
Medieval stone house which was the residence of the Dean of St. Mary's Church known as the deanery later replaced by the City Gaol on Merchants Quay. In the year 1295 John Dullard, chancellor of the church (LI005-017015-) of Limerick, complained about 'Roger de Lesse sheriff of Limerick, that when he (John) was going to the house of the dean of said church, on a business against Roger, Roger took him and imprisoned him in the castle (LI005-017014-) of Limerick' (Mills 1905, 2). O'Flaherty (2010, Fig 3, 53) recorded the following details; 'Deanery, Newgate Lane West N. Dean's house 1665., yard 1747 (Potter MS, 1/23, 1/127). Dean’s court 1783 (RD 351/147/235372). Deanery, site planned for City Gaol 1788 (Deanery plan)'. City Gaol, Merchants Quay, N. end, on site of former deanery. Built by 1813 (Lenihan 1866, 430), 1827 (McKern). Demolished, replaced by Limerick Civic Offices in 1988 (wall plaque; local information).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 23 December 2019
References
O'Flaherty, E. 2010 Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 21, Limerick. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.
Lenihan, M. 1866 Limerick: its history and antiquities.
Nearby in the register
- Collegeunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.