Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Water mill - unclassified
Ballyvarra, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvarra
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI006-070----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Ballyvarra Mill within the townland has not been identified. Castle and mill described by Westropp (1906-7, 85-6) as following; '655 Ric. Bourke sold the C[astle]. to Capt. T. Walcott ; he also held the mill (C.S. xxix., 6 B.D. 108)'.
See attached Down Survey map of Killeenagarriff parish map showing Ballyvarra Castle (LI006-071----) and mill (NLI, MS 718).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 14 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.
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.
NLI, MS 718 - National Library of Ireland, Parish maps with terriers, showing forfeited lands in County Limerick, commonly known as the "Down Survey", executed under the direction of Sir William Petty, 1657, and copied by Daniel O'Brien, 1786.