What is recorded here

Clogh Castle stands as a rectangular ruin twenty-two feet broad, its east wall unbroken while the west has vanished entirely. A small wing with a standing chimney still clings to the east side, preserving the shape of a home that belonged to Mac Rudderye, Sarsfield, Stroude and Waller across turbulent centuries. The missing west wall suggests a violent break rather than slow decay, as if the castle was struck from one side and never rebuilt.

Clogh Castle described in 1840 as 'These ruins are of rectangular form, 22 feet broad. The east wall is perfect; the west wall is completely destroyed; and only fragments of the other walls remains. There was a small edifice built against the east side, 20 feet long and 12 feet wide; its walls are perfect, and there is a chimney still standing' (OSNB Croagh Parish, 511). Westropp (1906-7, 217-8) recorded the following details about Cloghadeboy Castle; '1583 T. Mac Rudderye owned Clohokotredboy, in Toghe Croghe. 1586 It and Kiltennan were held by Maur. mac Edm. Sarsfield (Des. R., 21b; Peyton, 207). Peyton distinguishes it from Cloghatred (supra, pp. 72, 79). The C[astle]. was granted to J. Stroude, 1587 (Carew i., p. 449), and in 1593 to Bob. Stroude, with Ballycottred, Cappagh, &c. (Fi. 5781). 1655 Held by Major-Gen. Hardress Waller (C.S., p. 50) not to be confused with Cloghatred, in Nantinan (supra, 316). Fabric - A tower 22 feet [6.7m] wide, the east side nearly perfect, with a side wing 20 feet [6m] by 12 feet [3.65m], and chimney (O.S.L., 9, p. 438). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 December 2020

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