What is recorded here

Robert Devereaux held a castle and 120 acres at Ballyshannon in 1641, yet no stone or marker remains to show where it stood. The land stretched through Adamstown parish alongside Scullaboge and Raheevarren, suggesting a powerful local presence rather than a minor farm. The castle vanished without a trace, leaving only the memory of its name and the shape of its lost grounds.

A castle and 120 acres at Ballyshannon was owned by Robert Devereaux in 1641 together with 180 acres in Scullaboge and 100 acres at Raheevarren in the part of Adamstown parish in Shelmaliere barony according to the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1953, 94). He also owned the tower house at Courthoyle (WX035-012002-) and extensive land in the Bantry part of Adamstown parish at that time. It is the only reference to a castle at Ballyshannon, and its location is not known. (Jeffrey 1970, 47-8) See the attached section from the Down Survey (1656-8) parish map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 Octiber, 2012

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