Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Courtbrack, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Courtbrack
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI005-059----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Courtbrack Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 83) as following; 'It is usually given with
Corbally. 1377 Corbally granted for the repair of the Dominican House [LI005-017047-] in Limerick (Close R., m. 20). 1583 "Veter Castell spect., voc. Courtebrack, Juxt. Civit. Lim." (Des. R., 7). 1586 Courte Brake, the parcell of land belonging to Monaster Donnogh Carbry or Monasterio Woghtro, was granted to the Earl of Desmond (Peyton, p. 182). 1586 Corbally was granted to Rob. Anstoe with Bealus, alias Courtbrack (Fi. 5837. Inq. Chan. 12 B). 1600 Jas. Gould held it with the Abbeys in the city. 1622 T. Gould enfeoffed Edm. England in same (Inq. Chan., 13 a). 1655 Courtebracke on the Shannon held by Barnaby Earl of Thomond (C.S. xxix., p. 23). Corbally is not to be confused with another Corbally to the north-east of the city'. The precise location of this castle has not been identified within the townland of Courtbrack.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 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.