Bawn in Boulabally, County Limerick

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The precise location of a castle (LI021-130----) and bawn in the townland of Boulabally has not been identified. Westropp (1906-7, 165) recorded the following details about Boulabally Castle; 'Ger. f. Morris FitzGerald alienated Bollybally C[astle]. to Jas. Leo. It was redeemed by his grandson, Thomas FitzGerald, in 1601. Maur. FitzGerald, of Thomastown, held Buolibally in 1636 with Cahirassa (Inq. Chan., 184). 1655 Ballybolly in Crome, ruinous C.[astle] and bawn; a part of Adare Burgess Lands (C.S., xxiv., p. 38)'. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that the widow Eleanor FitzGerrald alias Harris, an Irish Papist, was the owner of Boulabally which contained 'a ruinous Castle a Bawne and a Mill (LI021-194----)' (Simington 1938, 146).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI021-130001

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