Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Tonbaun, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tonbaun
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI021-138----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of a castle in the townland of Tonbaun has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 153) recorded the following details about Bearnane/Bearnanaguihy Castle; '1584 Bryan Duff held Byrrynegyhie (Fi. 4486). 1633 It was held by Daniel O'Brien, and in 1655 by Marg. Brien. The C[astle]. shown near the north-west angle of Ballinvealla (C.S., xxxii., p. 10; D.S.B., 23; B.D., p. 57). 1667 Ric. Swete confirmed in Carrifulla (Jockey Hall), Buringehy and Graige (Greenmount). The name is now lost in "Tonbaun"; mears fixed from C.S.'. Tower House like castle in 'Bearnonaguihy' on the 17th century Down Survey map of Pubblebrien Barony (Hib. Reg.).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 4 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.
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.