Castle

The castle is indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of ‘Gowran’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) and on the parish map of Killerney (NLI MS720), where it is located on the E side of the River Nore and S of Bennetsbridge. The terrier accompanying the parish map describes, ‘at Bennettsbridge a small castle in repaire’ and ‘S[i]r Edw[ard] Blanchvill’ is listed as the proprietor in 1640. The castle is drawn on the Down Survey maps as separate from and S of the medieval bridge (KK024-106001-) and does not appear to relate to the stone tower which was constructed on the bridge in 1393. The precise location of the castle in Bennettsbridge townland is unknown. See attached: KK024-106003-_01 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of ‘Gowran’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) KK024-106003-_01 Extract from Down Survey (1655-6) parish map of Killerney, in the barony of Gowran, Co. Kilkenny (NLI MS720) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 October 2021