What is recorded here

Ballykelly in Offaly is not a castle at all but a clerical error repeating itself. The real castle belongs to Ballykealy in Eglish, yet the wrong name still appears in the published inventory. That mistake is the story: a castle displaced into another townland, still unlocated, still unclaimed.

Unlocated castle within the townland of Ballykelly (Loeber 1988 vol. 1, 20). This historical reference is to a castle in the townland of Ballykealy (OF030-084) in the barony of Eglish and not to any castle in the townland of Ballykelly. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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