Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballynarooga More South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynarooga More South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballynarooga Castle (site of) (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45202, -8.88370
- SMR number
- LI037-032----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on slight S-facing slope. No extant trace visible today; area of site now used as farmyard dump. Described as 'the ruin of an old castle' in 1840 (OSNB No , 192). Held by mac Shihie clan in late 16th century but granted to Sir H Bronker in 1604 (Westropp 1906-7, 227).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.