Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Rochestown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rochestown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI023-130----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of a castle in the townland of Rochestown has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 90) recorded the following details about Rochestown Castle; '1540 Baile an Roisdigh estate of Clann Daug (Rental). 1583 W. Bourke, Castel Roche C[astle]. (Des. R., 37). In 1655 it is called Longford (D.S.A., 14). 1666 Confirmed to Col. Clayton, and 1678 to Dr. Arthur's heiresses (Act Sett.)'.
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.
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.