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Castle - tower house

Ballyguileataggle, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - tower house, Ballyguileataggle, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyguileataggle
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Castle (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (in Ruins) (1923)
Coordinates
52.44402, -8.79443
SMR number
LI038-060----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Westropp (1906-7, 226) recorded the following details about Ballyguileataggle [Baile Gaill an tSeagail] Castle; '1569 Ballegeltegoul C[astle]. surrendered (C.S.P.I). 1583 J. O'Lacy held it at Desmond's rebellion (Peyton, 60 ; Des. R, 19b). 1612 Granted to W. Lasie (Pat. R.), who held it in 1641 and 1655 (C.S, p. 51). 1667 Confirmed to J. Odell, as Ballyteigmill, or Ballygelitaglee (Act Sett.). Fabric - A truncated tower partly covered by farm buildings'. According to O'Molony (1905, 63) 'A truncated tower is all that now exists; and farm buildings replace some of the ancient fabric'.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 24 April 2021

References

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

Molony, H. 1905 Ancient Churches and Topography of Ballingarry Parish, County Limerick. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 35, 255-63.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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