Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Dunkip, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunkip
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI031-167----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Dunkip Castle has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 165-6) recorded the following details about Dunkip; '1291 Dunkepchy (Papal Tax). It has been supposed to be Dunaiched fort 1002, 1090, but there is no identification apparent from these entries. 1576 Walter Leo held Donkipp (Fi. 2784). 1582 He held the ruinous C[astle]. garden, croft, and water-mill (Des. R., 71). 1587 Granted to E. Mainwaring (Pat. R.; Inq. Exch., 25; Peyton, p. 233b). 1611 It had been granted by Elizabeth to Rob. Cullome, who sold it to E. Browne (Inq. Chan., 6b). 1619 Granted to D., Earl of Thomond (Pat. R., xxvi.). 1641 Ric. Harte held it (Dep., 155), and James Bourke, 1655 (C.S., xxiv., p. 27; D.S.A., 49). 1667 Confirmed to Col. H. St. Leger (Act Sett.)'.
The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that James Bourke of Limerick, an Irish Papist, and one well affected to ye English interest' was the owner in Dunkip of 'two mill seates and one orchard, with a Castle thereuppon' (Simington 1938, 138). Tower house like castle depicted on the 17th century Down Survey map of Ballingaddy Parish where the castle is shown standing in the centre of the townland (NLI Ms 718).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 December 2020
References
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.
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.
NLI, MS 718 - National Library of Ireland, Parish maps with terriers, showing forfeited lands in County Limerick, commonly known as the "Down Survey", executed under the direction of Sir William Petty, 1657, and copied by Daniel O'Brien, 1786.