What is recorded here

Castle, unclassified, Ballygarvan, County Wexford, Ireland. Tintern abbey leased thirty acres there to John Power until suppression in 1541, while Sir Caesar Colclough held a decayed castle and two hundred forty acres by 1640. Tradition credits the Rossiters of Slevoy with building it, but the yard keeps that much closer than history does.

Tintern abbey (WX045-027001-) was leasing 30 acres at Ballygarwy to John Power when it was suppressed in 1541 (White 1943, 359). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) a decayed castle and 240 acres at Ballygarvy was the property of Sir Caesar Colclough in 1640 (Simington 1953, 179). The castle had reputedly been built by the Rossiters of Slevoy (WX041-015001-) (Jeffrey 1979, 135). It is depicted as a ruin on Valentine Gill's 1-inch map of Wexford dated 1811 on display in the Castle Museum, Enniscorthy (WX020-031003-) in 1994. It is situated in a farmyard on a slight E-facing slope, but it is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 February, 2013

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