Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 17th century
Castle Ellis, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castle Ellis
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX027-051----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Lands at Castle Ellis were granted to Henry Ó Murrogha or Ó Murchú in 1618 but it is not clear if a house was built (Loeber, Stouthamer-Loeber 1987, 199). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) William Satchiverell, a Protestant, owned 430 acres in 1640 in the townlands of Castle Ellis, Slievenagrane, Bolaboy and Ballyknockan, but there is no record of a castle (Simington 1953, 55). In the same survey Brian Morchoe owned 340 acres in the townlands of Garrymore, Courtclough, and the unknown Kildarrant. If a house was built it remains unlocated.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 17 July, 2012
References
Loeber, R. and Stouthamer-Loeber, M. 1987 The lost architecture of the Wexford Plantation. In K. Whelan and W. Nolan (eds), Wexford: history and society, 173-200. Dublin. Geography Publications.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.