Castle, Kilcarren Ho. — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Kilcarren Castle stood circular inside the farmyard of Kilcarren House, but by 1654 it had reduced to an old stump beside a decayed orchard and four cottages. That sudden disappearance suggests the stones were pulled up, reused or buried rather than simply rotting in rain. The castle may have stopped being a castle long before it stopped being a structure, becoming ordinary property in a living township.

Situated on the brow of a gentle slope in undulating pasture with a nearby bog to the S. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'an old stumpe of a castle, a decayed orchard & fower cottages' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 318). O'Donovan describes the castle as a circular structure located in the farmyard of Kilcarren House (FitzPatrick 1985, vol. 2, 69). Several architectural fragments including portions of a limestone window are located in a field to the S of the castle site. No visible remains at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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