Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Tomgar, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tomgar
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX016-027----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A castle is depicted on the Down Survey barony map (1656-8) of Gorey at Tomgarrow (19) in Ballycanew parish. According to the Civil Survey Thomas Masterson owned 380 acres at Tomgarowes, Ballyduffe and Ballywilliamore (Boley) in 1640, but there is no mention of a castle (Simington 1953, 21) The precise location of this mill is not known. For the Down Survey barony map see this web-page accessed on 7 May, 2014: http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Gorey&c=Wexford&p=Ballyconnowe
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 21 May, 2012
Amended: 7 May, 2014
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.