Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Building
Monaster South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monaster South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Watch Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.51791, -8.66398
- SMR number
- LI031-170----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
No surface remains visible of 'Watch Ho.' associated with eel weir (LI031-050003-) on the Camoge River 115m N of the Cistercian abbey (LI031-050004-) of Monasteranenagh. Annotated 'Watch Ho.' on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is shown standing on an island in the centre of the Camoge River adjacent to an eel weir (LI031-050003-). Described by Westropp (1889, 238) as follows; 'There are some remains of a detached building near the Cammogue, perhaps a mill, though the country people say that a rope from a net in the river rang a bell in it when a salmon was captured. The neglected state of the ruins defies description, and calls for remedy'. No surface remains visible of this building or island standing in the centre of the Camoge River.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 2 April 2021
References
Westropp, T.J. 1889 History of the Abbey and Battles of Monasteranenagh, Croom, County Limerick, 1148-1603. The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland 9, 232-238.
Nearby in the register
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.