Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fish-pond
Castle Demesne, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castle Demesne
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI036-067006-
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of the medieval fish-ponds belonging to the Desmond Castle (LI036-067002-) at Newcastle has not been identified. Desmond Hall described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 201-08) as following; "An account of the castle in the Desmond Roll of 1583-6 gives a good description of it: 'One great castle, built of square plan, a chief house of the said late Earl of Desmond ... having at each angle of the same a round tower, with various places and chambers in each tower. And there is at the south corner, on the western side of the said castle at the south part, a high square tower or peel, built for defence within the walls of the said castle. And also there were within the walls of the said castle many buildings - namely, a large hall, a large room and an excellent chamber; one garden, and in the same two fish ponds' (Westropp 1909, 56-7).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 20 May 2019
References
Westropp, T.J. 1909 The Desmond's Castle at Newcastle Oconyll, Co. Limerick. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 39, 42-58.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.