Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Knock, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knock
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI005-063----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Knockardnegallagh Castle within the townland of Knock has not been identified. Two tower house-like structures (LI005-062----) are depicted in the townland of 'Knockardnegallagh' on the 17th century Down Survey map of the Barony of North Liberties (Hib. Reg.). Knockardnegallagh Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 81-2) as following; '1614 Ardnegallagh and other lands held from the Corporation by T. Comyn (Inq. Exch.). 1655 Two peel towers marked at Knockardnegal (Petty 63). Cnockardnegalliagh held by Bart. Stacpole and Jas. White (C.S., xxviii., p. 81).
See attached 1657 Down Survey barony map of North Liberties (Hib. Reg.) showing two castles in the townland of Knockardnegal
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.
Hibernia Regnum: A set of 214 barony maps of Ireland dating to the period AD 1655-59. The original parish maps have been lost but the Hibernia Regnum maps are preserved in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (Goblet 1932, v-x). Photographic facsimiles of these maps were published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton in 1908.