Castle - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

Site of Fedamore Castle located in the townland of Castlequarter. No surface remains visible of castle (O'Kelly 1943, 223). Westropp (1906-7, 175) recorded the following details on Fedamore; 'Site marked in "Castlequarter." 1186 ffedomair granted to Magio Abbey (Charter). It was a manor, 1237 (C.S.P.I.). 1317 W. de Camville held Fedmer; Geffry was his son and heir; he had a suit with Sir T. de Clare about the lands (Plea R., 119). 1347 Matilda de "Vernon," Isab. de Bermingham, and others got livery (Pipe R.). 1351 Ric. de Stafford married Marg. de "Verdon," heiress of Matilda, and held Fedemer (Ibid.). 1583 J. mac Dairegeloch had held the old C[astle]. of fedamore (Des. R., 5b). 1588 This was granted to Edm. Manering (Inq. Exch., 25), and to Donat, Earl of Thomond, as Feadamore old C[astle]., late estate of Earl of Desmond (Pat. R.). 1657 Bart., Earl of Thomond, held it, the manor, Courts, &c. (C.S., xxxi., p. 18)'.
The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Barnaby, Earl of Thomond, was in possession of Fedamore on which there was a 'Courte leete & Court Baron doe belong to the mannor of ffedamore with some Royalties' (Simington 1938, 106).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 03 January 2019

References

O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.

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.