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Castle - unclassified

Ballinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland

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Townland: Ballinlough
County: Roscommon
Country: Ireland
First-edition OS map: Ballinlough or @lFlyns Castle
Latest-edition OS map: Ballinlough or OFlynns Castle (in Ruins)
Coordinates: 53.74572, -8.63377
SMR number: RO025-016----

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The National Monuments Service's description

Marked on the 1837 and 1928 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Ballylough or O'Flynn's Castle in gothic lettering on both. It is situated towards the SE edge of a flat-toped hill. The O'Flynn were chiefs of Siol Maolruain, a sept of the Uí Brionn, but were not of Silmurry although they attended O'Conor inaugurations. The sept went into decline after the fourteenth century, but they retained lands around Lough O'Flynn. They were also erenaghs of Assylin church (RO005-020001-) near Boyle (MacDermot 1996, 409-10). The foundation of a portion of the castle was visible (Gannon 1972) but it is not visible now on the lawn of a house, although a low wall (Wth c. 0.5m; H 0.3m; L c. 10m) on the boundary between two properties is thought to be part of it.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.

Mac Dermot, D. 1996 Mac Dermot of Moylurg: the story of a Connacht family. Manorhamilton. Drumlin.

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