Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballytrent, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballytrent
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX048-079----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A Stephen Synnott de Bollitrent is recorded in 1538, and at the time of his death in 1630 Patrick Synnott possessed 120 acres at Ballytrent, which his son, Stephen, inherited (Jeffrey 1979, 9). According to the Book of Survey and Distribution (1660s) in 1640 Patrick Synnott held 96 acres at Ballytrent and 39 acres at Ballyrongan (Ballycronigan), but there is no record of a castle (Simington 1953, 306). A house at Ballytrent is represented on the Down Survey barony map (1656-8) of Forth barony, and according to the terrier or commentary of the parish map of Kilrane there was a ‘thatched house and some cabins’ at Ballytrent.
See the attached view from the Down Survey barony map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 6 January, 2014
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Jeffrey, W.H. 1979 The castles of County Wexford. Typescript prepared by the Old Wexford Society, Ed. E. Culleton.