Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Kilboy (kilmore Par., North Riding), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilboy (kilmore Par., North Riding)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilboy Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilboy House
- SMR number
- TN026-060----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a low hill in undulating pastureland at the foothills of the Silvermines Mountains with extensive views in all directions. Described in the (1654-6) Civil Survey as 'a little Castle' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 248). It has been assumed that Kilboy House was built on the site of the medieval castle mentioned in the 1654-56 Civil Survey, however it is possible that the castle was located elsewhere within the townland of Kilboy. Kilboy House described by the NIAH as a 'Detached five-bay single-storey house over basement, built c. 1775, destroyed in 1922 and rebuilt c. 1955 with portico to entrance'(www.buildingsofireland.ie). No visible remains of any pre-1700 building in the area around Kilboy House. Medieval castle unlocated within the townland of Kilboy.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 12 July 2016
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1934 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. II: county of Tipperary - Western and Northern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.