Castle

According to Manning (2012, 144) the ‘castle at Sheastown was in good repair in the mid-1650s, as recorded in the Civil Survey . . ., though no trace of it survives today apart from a Shee armorial plaque dated 1582 in the wall of the stables of Sheastown Lodge [KK024-124----]. The inscription on the plaque reads: 'Insignia Richardi Shee Kilkeniens armigeri 1582' ('The arms of Richard Shee of Kilkenny, Esquire, 1582'). The castle may have been on the site of or close to the old Sheastown House (Robertson 1851, unnumbered plate), which was demolished in the late nineteenth century. It stood above the river at a right-angled bend in the north avenue to Sheastown Lodge.’ As the precise location of the castle is unknown, it has located to the site of the old Sheastown House (KK024-118----). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of revised upload: 20 October 2021

The castle at Sheastown was held in the mid-1650s by the Shee family, as evidenced by an armorial plaque dated 1582. It is remembered for its condition during the Civil Survey period and for the surviving Shee family emblem.