Castle - tower house

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a low rise of ground in an undulating upland area with a nearby castle site (TN030-024----) to the E. This castle was held in trust for the proprietor of Ballyknockan by Lord Ikerrin and John Purcell in 1641 (O'Meagher 1890, 122; Stout 1984, 134). Only the grass-covered wall-footings of the site survive to indicate the site of a castle marked on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map. Described in the OS Letters as a stump of castle measuring 44ft 6in (c. 13.6m) E-W by 23ft (7m) N-S which survived to first-floor level with evidence of a barrel vault over this floor (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 2, 85). There were two slit opes visible in the S wall with no evidence of any cut stone used in its construction.

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.

Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

References

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1930 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Tipperary collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1840. Bray.

Stout, G. 1984 The archaeological survey of the barony of Ikerrin. Roscrea Heritage Society.

O'Meagher, J.C. 1890 Some historical notices on the O'Meaghers of Ikerrin. New York.