Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Corrabul, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corrabul
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI030-120----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Westropp (1906-7, 154) mistakenly identified a castle in Corrabul which was located in the adjoining townland of Toryhill. Duplicate site with Dromassell Castle in the townland of Toryhill which is listed in the SMR as LI021-183/139----*. The classification of this record has been changed from Castle to Fish Weir as there is a reference in the 1654-56 Civil Survey to an eel weir in the townland of Corrabul. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Margaret Bryen alias Stephenson, an Irish Papist, was the owner of Carabud which contained 'a Mill seate and an Eele weaer' and also the owner of a 'broaken Castle and halfe plowland of CnockdroumAssill' (Simington 1938, 373).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 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.