What is recorded here

James Bath held a small stone castle at Balgriffin when the Civil Survey passed through in 1654. The castle has vanished, but a tangle of ruined farm buildings still crouches low in Balgriffin Park, perhaps marking the place where his walls once stood.

The Civil Survey (1654-6) mentions one small castle with a stone house at Balgriffin (Simington 1945, 189). This was held by James Bath who owned vast estates in the Drumcondra area. There is a complex of farm buildings on a low-lying site at Balgriffin Park. These are largely dilapidated and ruinous with no early stone work apparent. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011

James Bath held the small castle at Balgriffin Park in the mid-17th century, as noted in the Civil Survey (1654–56), during a period of significant land ownership consolidation in the Drumcondra area. Its mention in early surveys highlights its role in the regional landholding structure of the time.

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