Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Caherass, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherass
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI021-131----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of a castle and bawn (LI021-131001-) in the townland of Caherass has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 167) recorded the following details about Caherass Castle; '1150 Eass Maige Fort (Book of Leinster) as being on the rapids of the Maigue. 1251 Cathyrass, held by J. Flandrens (B.B.L., xlvii. and lxi.). It belonged to the Earls of Kildare. 1599 Ger. FitzGerald died, seised of Caherasse C[astle]. (Inq. Chan., 9, 6i). 1636 Mau[rice]. FitzGerald held Cahirassa C[astle]. and vill., in the Manor of Croom, from the Earl of Kildare (Ib., 184). 1657 C[astle]. bawn, orchard, and eel-weir on the Maigue, late held by Garret FitzGerald (C.S., xxiv., p. 31; D.S.A., 42). 1666 Granted to Sir Edm. Ormsby. 1703 To Geo. Evans, jun. Now held by Sir David Roche, Bart.'. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Gerratt FitzGerrald of Cahirassey, an Irish Papist, was the owner of Caherass which contained 'a Castle a Bawne and an Orchard with an Eele weare [LI021-195----]' (Simington 1938, 141).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 3 December 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.