Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Adamstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Adamstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI040-167----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Adamstown Castle within the townland has not been identified. Castle site described in 1943 as following 'There is now no trace of this castle, nor could the site be located. Westropp erroneously puts it in the parish of Kilrush' (O'Kelly 1943, 170).
Adamstown Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 184) as following; '1583 Ballyhyward, between Gormanstown and Bagotstown (Peyton, 11), Ballyadam with Ballytanckards and Garriskullibine (Des. R., 33b). 1655 Adamstown decayed C[astle], Edm. Fox, of Bulgiden Fox (C.S., xxxi., p. 13). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Edmond Ffox of Bulgaden possessed in the townlands of Adamstown and Gormanstown, 'two decayed Castles [LI040-066003-] 12 Cabbins & a Mill Seat upon it' (Simington 1938, 102).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 February 2020
References
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1934 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. II: county of Tipperary - Western and Northern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
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.