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Castle, unclassified in Lisnamaine OR Sycamore Fields is a castle in Lisnamaine OR Sycamore Fields. John Fishe and Castle, unclassified in Lisnamaine OR Sycamore Fields are connected in the saved facts. County Cavan, Ireland and Castle, unclassified in Lisnamaine OR Sycamore Fields are connected in the saved facts. These facts belong to Lisnamaine OR Sycamore Fields and must be preserved.

Between 1611 and 1613, John Fishe apparently built a castle of brick and lime in a rath (CV014-049001-) in this townland. A subrectangular hollow (dims 18.4m NE-SW; 1.4m NW-SE) containing some loose masonry is visible in the interior of the rath and an earlier account (Davies 1948a, 113) suggested that this may mark the cellars of a house. The structure was abandoned in 1719. (O'Reilly 1985, 263-6, 275; Wilsdon 2010, 179-82) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 22 December 2008

John Fishe built a brick and lime castle in a rath at Lisnamaine or Sycamore Fields between 1611 and 1613. It is remembered as an example of early 17th-century castle construction in Ireland using non-traditional materials.

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