What is recorded here

Castle, tower house in Callan South stands at the Callan crossroads, where several castles were named before the town swallowed them. It may be the castle later occupied by Meany’s shop or the one opposite in Pollard’s yard, but the exact corner has blurred into ordinary buildings. The present two-storey house may still hold medieval wall material beneath its roofs and shop fronts.

Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 292-3) mentions several castles in Callan, though these are difficult to precisely locate. According to Carrigan (ibid. 293), ‘Upon and inside it [Callan] there were several castles. One of these stood on the site now occupied by Mrs. Meany's Grocery and Spirit Establishment; another at the opposite corner of the street, in Mr. James Pollard’s yard’. This suggests that the castle (KK026-010003-) occupied by Meany’s c. 1900 and the castle (KK026-010004-) opposite it, is at the crossroads in the centre of town, one possibly occupying the NW angle and the other located in a yard in the opposite SW angle (Farrelly et al. 1993, vol. 1, 114-15; vol. 2, map 7:3). A two-storey hipped-roof building currently occupies the NW angle, presenting three bays on West Street and two bays on Bridge Street, with a shop at ground level. It is possible that the current building incorporates medieval fabric. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 June 2022

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