Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement deserted - medieval
Curraghboy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghboy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- RO048-155----
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The National Monuments Service's description
There is a reference to a 16th century settlement (Loeber 1991, distribution map). This would probably be situated around Curraghboy Castle (RO048-075----) but no evidence of it was encountered.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1949 Books of survey and distribution. County of Roscommon. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Loeber, R. 1991 The geography and practice of English colonisation in Ireland from 1534 to 1609. Athlone. Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement, No. 3.
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