Castle (Remains of) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Barry's castle at Dromdowney Lower fell in the mid-17th century when Sir Philip Percival destroyed it to keep it from enemies. Farm buildings now cover the rectangular site, leaving no visible castle for anyone to judge.

Rectangular area (c. 20m x c. 10m) indicated by broken line on 1842 OS 6-inch map; hachured fosse SW->NW shown to W of site of castle on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. No visible remains of castle; recent farm buildings have been constructed on site. Photograph taken 1905 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, opp. 77) shows stumps of masonry here. Smith (1750, 319) refers to 'Drumdowne, a ruined castle of the Barrys'. Castle passed to Sir Philip Percival who destroyed it in mid-17th century to prevent it falling to his enemies (Grove White ibid., 77). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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