Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Corcamore, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corcamore
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI012-108----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Caherduff Castle has not been identified. Westropp (1906-07, 148) recorded the following details about Caherduff Castle; '1583 Carduff C[astle]. (Des. R.). Brien Roo O'Brien, of Lackyn, held it (Peyton, 215b). 1615 Tha: O'Brien of Attyflin held it (Inq. Chan., 15). Possibly the Cahermore at Barniard and Ballybeg (C.S., p. 25). Not Caherduff, near Monasteranenagh'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 20 November 2020
References
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.