Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Cassestown, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cassestown
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- TN041-025----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of this castle within the townland has not been identified. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) there was 'a stump of a Castle out of repaire' in 'Cassistowne' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 56). Robnett Purcell of Borresleagh is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). Cassestown House, which appears to be nineteenth-century in date, was visited as the possible location of this castle. The landowner, however, knew of no castle in this townland nor of any tradition of a castle associated with this house.
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
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.