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Castle - motte

Doonooney, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte, Doonooney, County Wexford, 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
Doonooney
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
(Site of) Doonoonen Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Doonooney Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
52.39632, -6.68413
SMR number
WX031-028----

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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

Doonooney (Dunoun) together with Ballyvaldon in Ballaghakeen barony were held with half a knight’s fee by Adam de la Roche from the Bigod lands in 1307, and probably earlier (Brooks 1950, 51-2). The earthwork is situated on a gentle W-facing slope and is described by John O'Donovan writing c. 1840 as a flat topped moat (dims. top c. 15m N-S; c. 11m E-W; diam. of base c. 34m; H c. 4m) (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 346). It was removed in the 1950s or 1960s. It is now a slightly raised subcircular grass-covered area (dims. c. 60m E-W; c. 50m N-S; H 0.6m). On the N side of a WNW-ESE field bank traces of a fosse (Wth 9m; D c. 0.5m) are visible (int. C 46m). It is adjacent to the church site (WX031-029001-) which is c. 100m to the SE.

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: 27 August, 2012

References

Brooks E.St. J. (ed.) 1950 Knights' fees in Counties Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny (13th-15th century). Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

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

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