Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Baronstown Demesne, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baronstown Demesne
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- WM011-040006-
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The National Monuments Service's description
In 1837 John O’Donovan visited Kilbixy where he found the following; ‘1. The Leper-house (WM011-040001-), a mere ruin; 2. The site of the castle (WM011-040006-), but no remains whatever of its walls; 3. A moat (WM011-039----), surrounded by one circular fosse; 4. Site of the gallows. A holy well (WM011-038----) near the church called the well of St. Bigseach’ (Cogan 1870, 577). The precise location of this castle site in the vicinity of Kilbixy graveyard (WM011-040005-) has not been identified.
This castle may be the same building mentioned n the Extent of the priory lands made at Tristernagh Priory (WM011-053----) on the 8th of October 1540 which listed the following possessions; 'Within the site of the priory or manor; Kylbysky (Kilbixy), A ruinous castle (WM011-039----) and 40 acres arable (White 1943, 276).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 July 2015
References
White, N.B. 1943 Extents of Irish monastic possessions, 1540-1541. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Cogan, Rev. A. 1862-70 Ecclesiastical history of the diocese of Meath: ancient and modern. (3 vols) Dublin: John Fowler, Joseph Dollard