Castle - unclassified

Tinnacree, County Wexford, Ireland

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Townland: Tinnacree
County: Wexford
Country: Ireland
First-edition OS map: Site of Morris Castle
Latest-edition OS map: Morris Castle (Site of)
Coordinates: 52.51875, -6.25553
SMR number: WX022-017----

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The National Monuments Service's description

Described as the site of Morris Castle on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a fairly steep SE-facing slope with a small W-E stream immediately to the S. This is thought to be the castle of the O'Morchoe or Murphy, but there is no documented history associated with it. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Castle Morcho was one of the many townlands in Kilmuckridge parish where Lord Mount Norris owned land in 1641, but there is no mention of the castle (Simington 1953, 43). One wall of this castle remained until 1936 when it was quarried away (Jeffrey 1979, 183–4). There are no visible remains at ground level.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 18 June, 2012

References

Jeffrey, W.H. 1979 The castles of County Wexford. Typescript prepared by the Old Wexford Society, Ed. E. Culleton.

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

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