What is recorded here

Goeran Castle towers above the eastern edge of town, yet the largest residence once belonged to Mr Bayly according to an early 18th-century map. His house still stands opposite the castle entrance, wearing a shield marked J.K. and E.N. with either 1630 or 1650. The plaque likely commemorates its construction, turning a ordinary street building into a marker of local ambition during a turbulent period.

On the N side of the Main Street at the E end of the town, opposite the main entrance to Gowran Castle. An armorial plaque is in the E gable wall of a two-storey, multi-period house (KK020-060014-). The plaque bears the initials J.K. and E.N. inscribed on a shield with the date of either 1630 or 1650. An early 18th-century map of Gowran shows a large two-storey house at roughly this location, the largest house in the town, belonging to a ‘Mr Bayly’ (White 1710/11). It is likely that the plaque commemorates the construction of the house. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 March 2021

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