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Castle - unclassified

Ballykerin, County Tipperary South, Ireland

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Townland
Ballykerin
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
52.57804, -7.58587
SMR number
TS055-027001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'little old castle wanting repaire, & a thatched house with fower or five cabbins' with William Butler of Ballykeryne listed as proprietor of the castle in 1640 (Simington 1931 , vol. 1, 131). In grassland atop low rise of ground in upland region with good views in all directions. No surface remains of levelled castle or settlement earthworks (TS055-027002-) in field around castle as indicated on the latest ed.OS 6-inch map. Field was reclaimed and farm road constructed in 1971 when the field was levelled as part of the land reclamation works. The castle is described in an earlier field report as being quarried away with the slightest suggestion of a yard with no coherent remains surviving (OPW report 1971).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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