Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Ballyhealy Castle, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhealy Castle
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.19409, -6.53245
- SMR number
- WX052-022001-
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Bawn In the later 17th century the castle (WX052-022----) and land of the Cheevers at Ballyhealy were granted to a Col. Bunbury, who reputedly took down two of four towers at the castle, presumably a bawn, and a third tower was removed in the early 19th century (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 218; Anon. 1863, 319). There is no evidence of a bawn now.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 18 February, 2014
References
Anon. 1863 Proceedings and papers, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 7, 301-19.
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.