Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Cloghadoolarty North, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghadoolarty North
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI022-174----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of a castle in the townland of Cloghdoolarty has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 175) recorded the following details about Cloghdoolarty Castle; 'The rock of Cloghadoolarty and fort of Cashelmongan remain. In 1402 a Rob. Dullard and others are given the lands of Leticia Ride at Kilmallock, in trust (Pat. R.). 1583 Cloghdullardy C,[astle].T. Burgat, of Kilmallock (Des. R., 8; Peyton, p. 15; Inq. Exch., 10). 1600 Jas. Gould held it at his death (Inq. Chan., 28b). 1657 Held by G. Ingoldesbye. It was then in Glynogrey (C.S., xxxi., p. 19)..
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 4 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.