Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Darranstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Darranstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI048-072----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of Darranstown Castle has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 194) recorded the following details about Darranstown Castle; '1590 Ballydorant (Hardiman, No. 56). 1657 Dorrenstown, old ruyned C[astle]. in Athenessie (C.S., xxv., p. 11), confirmed to Lord Collooney (Act Sett.)'. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Nicholas Healy of Tworyne, an Irish Papist was in 1640 the owner of Darranstown which contained 'one plowland whereon stands an old ruined Castle' (Simington 1938, 235). The 1654-56 Down Survey map of Athenesie and Kilbreedy parish map depicts a tower house type castle with adjoining two storey high house with centrally placed lateral chimneystack (NLI, MS 718).
See attached Down Survey Parish map
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 23 September 2021
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.) 1938 The civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IV: county of Limerick, with a section of Clanmaurice barony Co. Kerry. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
NLI, MS 718 - National Library of Ireland, Parish maps with terriers, showing forfeited lands in County Limerick, commonly known as the "Down Survey", executed under the direction of Sir William Petty, 1657, and copied by Daniel O'Brien, 1786.