Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Camas North, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Camas North
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI031-164----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Camas Castle has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 177) recorded the following details about Camas Castle; '1185 Camas from early times belonged to Monasteranenagh Abbey, being a Grange of same. 1583 T. and J. Browne held Camas C[astle]. in Grean, at the time of their joining the rebellion of Ger., Earl of Desmond (Des. R., p. 67; Inq. Exch., 11). 1613 Sir J. Jephson held, among the possessions of the dissolved religious houses, Camus cell, chapel, and glebe, in right of his wife (Inq. Chan., 5a). In 1655, shown as in Glenogra (B.S.A., 35). Afterwards held by the Bevans'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 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.