Castle

On gentle SE-facing slope. Originally a Barry castle, Bregogue said to have been maintained by Sir Philip Percival during mid-17th century wars and burned by the Irish in 1651 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 300). According to Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 223), castle 'incorporated into the dwelling-house of Mr. Rogers', which Lewis names as Bregogue Castle; no such house named on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In 1909 Grove White (ibid., 300-1) visited a Miss Rogers, 'the present owner of Bregoge House', who informed him that 'her grandfather got part of it (Bregogue Castle) taken down, and the stones were used to build the present house'. Present house is 3-bay, 2-storey house with hipped roof of mid-19th-century appearance (see photograph ibid. opp. 300); 1842 OS 6-inch map shows house immediately S of present location indicating that house rebuilt after 1842. No visible remains of castle evident either in present house or on site of earlier house. Church (14454) and graveyard (14621) c. 150m to NNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Originally a Barry family castle, Bregogue was later maintained by Sir Philip Percival during the mid-17th century conflicts and was burned by the Irish in 1651. It is remembered for its role in the turbulent wars of that period and its mention in early historical sources like Grove White's writings.