Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ardlahan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardlahan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI012-101----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The exact location of a castle in 'Ederrireloghan' that is mentioned in 16th and 17th century documents has been lost (Westropp 1906-07, 161).
Ardlahan Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 161) as following; '1583 Garrett MacGibbon held Ederrireloghan in Kyldima (Des. R., 34). Ederreloghan C[astle], held by T. mac Ruddery, Knight of Glan (Peyton, 227b). 1619 Walter Coppinger surrendered the C[astle]. of Eleur Ieolaghan (Pat. R.). 1657 Ardloghan or Ardlaghan, Sheehy Purcell (C.S., xxvi., p. 8). The place lies at the head of " Bleach Lough," and probably covered Kilmacat "between the two lakes" of Dromore and Bleach Lough - as the older name implies'.
The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Shily Purcell alias Sheehy the relict of Piers Purcell of Crogh held in Ardlahan 'one bigg house, & ten smale Cottages' (Simington 1938, 346).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 08 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.