What is recorded here
The precise location of a castle (LI022-171----) and bawn in the townland of Ballymurphy has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 154) recorded the following details about Ballymurphy Castle; '1300 Suits of Barth. and Elena Appelgard, with T. and Anastatia de Sancto Bosco and Jordan de Dykelyston, about lands at…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI022-171001
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Crecora Manister GAA Club official website; individual aerial photographer not named, crecoramanistergaa.com
- David Hawgood, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.ancient-origins.net
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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