Castle - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

The precise location of a castle and bawn (LI014-101----) in the townland of Carrigparson has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 93) recorded the following details about Ballywillin or Carrigparson Castle; '1583 Ballywillin C.[astle] held by W. Burke (Des. R., 37). 1619 Holcroft was granted C.[astle] of Carrigeparson or Ballenwily (Pat. R). 1624 Pardon to Anselm O'Brien for alienating C[astle]. of Carrigparson or Ballenwyly to W. Creagh in 1618 (lb.). He and his wife held the C[astle]. and bawn in 1624 (Inq. Chan. 23a). 1655 A ruined C.[astle] (D.S.A. 6 exp.).' Tower-house like castle standing W of Carrigparson Church (LI014-023001-) depicted on the 17th century Down Survey map of South Liberties Barony (Hib. Reg.) and on the parish map of Carrigparson (NLI MS. 718). The terrier of the Down Survey parish map recorded that Nicholas Healy of Tooreen and the late John Creagh of Limerick were owners of lands in Carrigparson which contained 'a Ruined Castle on the lands of Carrig I parson' (ibid.).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 2 December 2020

References

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.

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.

Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.