What is recorded here

Castle, unclassified in Ballymack (desart),ballymack (flood) stands in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher, ‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) marks it near Ballymack House. Commins (1906, 266) records that the Comerford family owned castles and estates at several places, including Ballymack. The exact spot remains unknown across Ballymack (Desart) and Ballymack (Flood), leaving the castle hidden rather than lost.

A castle is indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher, ‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin), roughly in the location of Ballymack House in Ballymack (Desart) townland. Commins (1906, 266) mentions that the Comerford family owned castles and estates at a number of places, including Ballymack. The precise location of the castle is unknown within the townlands of Ballymack (Desart) and Ballymack (Flood). See attached: KK023-085----_01 Extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher/‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 September 2021

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