Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Town defences
Caherconlish, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherconlish
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- LI014-079008-
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of the gatehouse and town defence of medieval town of Caherconlish has not been identified. Site of gatehouse described in the Urban Survey of County Limerick as following; "The settlement recieved a murage grant in 1358 granting the "provost, bailliff and commonalty of the town of Catherkenlyshe" the right to collect murage for twenty years (Ir Rec Comm 1829, 61). A gatehouse is said to have survived until the early part of the 19th century (Westropp 1906-7, 93) but no trace of it survives today. The medieval defences probably consisted of earthen ramparts but their course remains unknown." (Bradley et. a. 1989, 90).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 31 October 2018
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.