Castle in Abbeyside

Adjacent to the site of an Augustinian abbey (WA031-040005-) and known as 'McGrath's Castle' with references dating from 1618. It was described by J. O'Donovan c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1929, 45) as a square building (dims. c. 11.5m E-W; c. 9.5m N-S) of six storeys. Photographs from c. 1900 in the Lawrence collection (NLI, 3597 W.L.) and local collections confirm this and show two vaults with portions of the bawn wall surviving at the roadside. It collapsed in January 1916, and is not visible at ground level. (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 1, 41-2; Fraher 1994) Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. Fraher, W. (1994) McGrath's castle, Abbeyside, Dungarvan. Decies, No. 49, 38-44. O'Flanagan, M. (Compiler) (1929) Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Waterford collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1841. Typescript. Bray.

Adjacent to the site of an Augustinian abbey (WA031-040005-) and known as 'McGrath's Castle' with references dating from 1618. It was described by J. O'Donovan c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1929, 45) as a square building (dims. c. 11.5m E-W; c. 9.5m N-S) of six storeys. Photographs from c. 1900 in the Lawrence collection (NLI, 3597 W.L.) and local collections confirm this and show two vaults with portions of the bawn wall…