Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Tullamain (tullamain Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullamain (tullamain Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46889, -7.77797
- SMR number
- TS069-045001-
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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
The Civil Survey (1654-6) refers to 'an old Castle thatcht with straw' in 'Tullaghmaine' which was in 1640 under the proprietorship of 'Richard Comyn of Tullaghmaine Irish Papist' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 206). According to the OS Letters (c. 1840) Tullamain Castle 'is a modern dwelling house, erected by Mr. Maher in fancy imitation of the style of an old castle, and finished about two years ago. It is said to be built on or near the site of an ancient castle, a portion of the walls of which existed not many years since. Not a vestige of the old building now remains' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 80). The present 'castle', as described in the OS Letters, was designed by William Tinsley and built between 1835 and 1838 (Bence-Jones 1988, 277). The 'castle' was burnt in the 1920s and subsequently rebuilt (Craig and Garner 1975, 104).
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.
Bence-Jones, M. 1988 A guide to Irish country houses. London
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.
Craig, M. and Garner, W. 1975 National heritage inventory of buildings of architectural, historic and artistic interest in County Tipperary - South Riding. A preliminary survey. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta. Unpublished.
Nearby in the register
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.