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House - 17th century

Ballynakill (Gaultiere By.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - 17th century, Ballynakill, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballynakill (Gaultiere By.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Ballynakill Ho.
Latest-edition OS map
Ballynakill House
Coordinates
52.24698, -7.06687
SMR number
WA010-006002-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the SW shore of the King's Channel, a loop of the River Suir. Described as a decayed castle (WA010-006001-) owned by the Dobbin family in 1640 (Simington 1942, 152). A rectangular house of five bays, two floors and an attic, possibly late 17th century in date, incorporating part of an earlier tower house (WA010-006001-). A 17th-century fireplace was discovered during renovations. Ballynakill church site (WA010-007001-) is adjacent to the SSE. (Bence-Jones 1978, 17; Decie 1983, 52)

Bence-Jones, M. (1978) Burke's guide to country houses, vol. 1, Ireland. Burke's Peerage Ltd., London.
Decie (1983) Old Waterford Society survey. Decies No. 16, 24, 42-57.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 10 November 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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