Bawn in Barnankile — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

According to the Civil Survey of 1654-6 the large house of Darby O'Brien at Barnakile (WA023-011001-) was foritified by a bawn, of which there is no surviving evidence (Simington 1929, 78). Simington, R. C. (ed.) (1942) The Civil Survey AD 1654-1656, vi, the County of Waterford. Irish Manuscripts Commission. Dublin. Date of upload: 25th March, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore

Bawn in Barnankile was a defensive enclosure associated with the large house of Darby O'Brien in the mid-17th century. It is remembered as an example of early modern Irish domestic fortification, reflecting the turbulent political and social conditions of the period.

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