Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Coolfin Glebe, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolfin Glebe
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- OF031-071----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Coolfin Glebe is 1.5km south of the church (OF031-044----) and village of Ballyboy. The precise location of Coolfin Castle which was the property of the church has not been identified. No castle is depicted in this townland on any map. The castle which formed part of the ecclesiastical estate of Ballyboy Church (OF031-044----) is mentioned in the Books of Survey and Distribution for County Offaly where underneath the townland name of ‘Culfeane’ [Coolfin Glebe] there is listed ‘Three Cottages an old Castle Impropriate’ (NLI p 3771).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 21 October 2014
References
NLI, p 3771 – National Library of Ireland, microfilm copy of the books of survey and distribution for King's Co., 1604-1701. Dublin. National Library of Ireland.