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Ryves Castle, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ryves Castle, 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
Ryves Castle
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.42303, -8.37329
SMR number
LI041-019001-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 (1904-5, 451-2) recorded the following details about Ballyscaddan; 'Bealanescadane, 1657; in explanation of D.S. (A), 54. Ballinescaddan, 1666 (Act Sett.). Locally Bealagh na Sgadan, Ford mouth of the herrings. There is no reason to adopt this difficult translation, as a family called "Scadan" and "Hareng" is found in Tipperary in mediaeval times, and the place may be named from one of these. Some say that this was Kilrath, near Duntrileague. The -Church of St. Calman; no proof is given. Site A graveyard, having monuments of the Ryans, 1705-79'. No surface remains visible of any church standing inside Ballyscaddan burial ground (LI041-019002-).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 17 June 2019

References

Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.

Nearby in the register

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

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