Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Historic town
Townfields,oxpark, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Townfields,oxpark
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cloghjordan
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cloghjordan
- Coordinates
- 52.94333, -8.03898
- SMR number
- TN016-001----
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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
Situated on flat pasture with good views in all directions. The settlement at Cloughjordan appears to have been founded by James Harrison, a Colonel in Cromwell's army, for former Cromwellian soldiers (Anon. 1986, 5, 13). Harrison built his own house (TN016-001003-) onto an existing tower house (TN016-001001-) (ibid.). In the Civil Survey of 1654-6 the tower house is referred to as a ruinous castle and bawn owned by Charles Carroll (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 288). In c. 1668 Cloughjordan is listed among the possessions of Viscount Dongan of Clane (ibid.).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
References
Anon. 1986 Cloughjordan: presenting the past. Nenagh Guardian.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.