Castle - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

Kilcullane Castle described in 1840 as following; 'On the bank of the river (Camoge) east of the old Church (LI032-076001-) and in the same townland, remains the first arch of an old Castle, but the external face of the walls is destroyed. This building measures twenty one feet eight inches [6.6m] by thirteen feet ten inches [4.2mm] and the walls were five and a half feet [1.6m] in thickness (OSL, 44).
Westropp (1906-7, 185-6) recorded the following details about Kilcullane Castle; '1244 Adam de Anno held Kilcallan at rent of a soar hawk and ½ mark of silver. Godfrey de Anno was heir (C.S.P.L). 1287 J. Daundon held it from Sir T. de Clare, as of Any manor, at rent of one pair of furred gloves and six pence (1b.). Ralph Brun, of.Kilkelen, fined (1b., 155). The Browne family appear to have held it thenceforward. 1583 T. Browne held Kylkyllane C[astle]. and Camas (Des. R., 67b; Peyton, p. 13; Inq. Exch., 11). 1607 Grant of these to Walter and E. Browne (Pat. R.). 1610 Edm. Baggott and D. O'Grady were granted Kilkillane. 1655 The decayed C[astle]. held by Teige O'Grady (C.S., xxxi., p. 22 ; D.S.A., 38)'.
Kilcullane church (LI032-176001-) and castle depicted standing beside each other on the 1654-7 Down Survey map of Kilcullane Parish (NLI, MS 718). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that on the lands of Teige Grady of Kilcullane, there was a 'decayed Castle & 14 Cabins' (Simington 1938, 109).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 26 April 2019

References

OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.

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.

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.