Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballyseskin, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyseskin
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.20549, -6.53462
- SMR number
- WX052-006----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
References to the Cheevers of Ballyseskin date from the mid 14th century and Harold Cheevers held 170 acres at Ballyseskin from Brown of Mulrankin (WX047-031----) in 1627 (Jeffrey 1979, 60-1). Reference to the castle date only from the Civil Survey (1654-6) where George Cheevers is recorded as owning 120 acres at Ballyseskin in 1640 together with the castle and mill (Simington 1953, 134, 163). In 1666 Ballyseskin was confirmed to Col. Bunbury, who had served with Cromwell in Ireland (Kehoe 1984-5, 27). The last remains of the castle fell in 1886 (ibid.). There are no visible remains of a castle at ground level at Ballyseskin House.
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 February 2014
References
Kehoe, T. 1984-5. Our forgotten castles. Kilmore Parish Journal, No. 13, 26-7.
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.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.