Bawn in Lissardowlan — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Mud and fire erased the bawn at Lissardowlan, yet it remained large enough to hold a town and tempt invading armies. The castle outside the bawn burned in 1417, while later grants still called the place a castle, bawne, town and lands. The bawn may have been the bailey beside the motte, hidden beneath grass and forgotten time.

The existence of a bawn at Lissardowlan is attested from the documentary sources. In 1417 the Annals of Connacht record that ‘Lissardowlin Castle (LF014-071002-) outside the bawn was burned’ (Ann. Conn., 437) and it is mentioned in a land grant, dated 1609, as ‘the castle, bawne, town and lands of Lisserdawle otherwise Lisserdowle (Lissardowlin)’ (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 145). There are no visible remains of any bawn at Lissardowlan and it seems likely that this may be equated with the bailey attached to the motte (LF014-071001-). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 December 2012

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.