What is recorded here

Ballyhindon Castle vanished beneath later buildings and river fog, leaving only a steep descent towards the Funshion River where Condons once held land before Roches took it in the 14th century. The castle burned in the late 16th century, and by 1849 most of it had fallen, erased so completely that no wall or trench still marks the place. What remains is a house and farm built on top of the forgetfulness, proving that even fortified pride can be swallowed by ordinary life.

On top of a steep-sided descent towards Funshion River to N. No visible surface trace of castle. Site now occupied by ruins of later house (14854) and farm buildings. Down Survey (1655-6) barony map shows house on site. Windele in 1849 noted 'remains of a castle of the elder period...the greater part of the castle has fallen' (Windele 1897, 378). Ballyhindon originally a Condon holding, passed to Roches in 14th century (Nicholls 1993, 186). Castle burned by Condons in late 16th century (ibid., 187). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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