Castle - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on pasture immediately N of Ballinard House, depicted as a rectangular-shaped building with lime-kiln immediately to W on 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Only the N gable of the castle is shown upstanding on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map. Earthworks of the castle site are visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Ballinard Castle described in 1943 as following 'There is now no trace of this castle. Westropp gives its successive owners from 1287 until the middle of the eighteenth century. Lewis says that the last structure on the site was built in the 15th century by the Geraldines' (O'Kelly 1943, 170).
Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 187) as following; '1251 Catherussoc (Plea. R.). 1287 T. de Clare leased it to H. f. John (C.S.P.I.). 1302 Adam f. Philip held it (Pipe R.). 1325 Ric. and Avelina de Midia to reply to him about Cathyryssok (Plea R., 127). 1583 Maur. Mac Shane held Ballynahard C[astle]. and vill (Des. R., 37b). 1657 Capt. Garrott FitzGerald held Ballynahard (C.S., xxxi., p. 26). This family held it till late in the following century. Fabric - The C[astle]. was standing in 1827, but was levelled before 1840. It stood to the north of the church [LI032-093001-].

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 24 February 2020

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 351/16 taken 05/01/2003.

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.

O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.