Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Castlefarm, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlefarm
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI032-148----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Knockmoney Castle within the townland of Castlefarm has not been identified. Described by Westropp (1906-7, 185) as following; 'Knockmonye C[astle]. in Hospital Aney. 1582 J. Browne, slain in rebellion at Aherloe, owned a broken C[astle], built square, on top of a little mount called Knockmunihy (Des. R., 67b), Knockmonye C, Knockmonihy, 1584, or Cloghmonohy. Knockmono lay near Ballemonebeg (Inq. Exch., 29 Eliz., and 11 ; Hardiman Map, 50; Peyton, p. 18), granted to Fyton, 1587, and to N. Haward (Knockmonine C[astle]. in 1607 (Pat. R.)'. Depicted as a tower-like castle on the 1654-7 Down Survey map of Small Barony (NLI, MS 718). It has been suggested that the earthwork annotated 'Barnanenagh Fort' (LI032-151----) on the OS 6-inch map may be the site of 'Knockmonihy Castle' (LI032-148----) (pers. comm. Bosco Ryan).
Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 9 March 2020
References
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.
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.