Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 16th/17th century
Killmallock Town, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killmallock Town
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.39983, -8.57537
- SMR number
- LI047-022055-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The 'Mint' building on the Main Street, west side, in Kilmallock. According to Bradley (1989, 154) 'A mint appears to have been in operation at Kilmallock in 1472 (Dolley 1972, 26)
but no coins with the mint signature of Kilmallock survive. A token dated 1673 and bearing the
name of Matthew Meade was also struck at Kilmallock (Lee 1965, 147).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 October 2019
References
Dolley, R.H.M. 1972 Medieval Anglo-Irish coins. Dublin.
Lee, G.A, 1965 Medieval Kilmallock. North Munster Antiquarian Journal No. 4, 145-54.
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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
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