Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballyshannon, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyshannon
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX035-016----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A castle and 120 acres at Ballyshannon was owned by Robert Devereaux in 1641 together with 180 acres in Scullaboge and 100 acres at Raheevarren in the part of Adamstown parish in Shelmaliere barony according to the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1953, 94). He also owned the tower house at Courthoyle (WX035-012002-) and extensive land in the Bantry part of Adamstown parish at that time. It is the only reference to a castle at Ballyshannon, and its location is not known. (Jeffrey 1970, 47-8)
See the attached section from the Down Survey (1656-8) parish map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 Octiber, 2012
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Jeffrey, W.H. 1970 Devereux of Ballymagir and Adamstown. Journal of the Wexford Historicl Society, vol. 3, 43-50.