What is recorded here

Castle, unclassified in Skrine, County Roscommon, Ireland, is a rectangular grass-covered mound at the crest of a NW-facing hill. Local tradition claims an O'Kelly castle, but no written source exists except a 1641 reference to William Roe Mc Rory Kelly and John Mc Colla Kelly owning 136 acres there. The mound measures 24m NE-SW, 23.5m NW-SE, and rises 2m high. It contains earth, stone, and numerous quarry holes, yet no wall faces remain visible.

At the crest of the NW-facing slope of a hill. Known locally to have been an O'Kelly castle, there are no historical references except that in 1641 136 acres there were owned by William Roe Mc Rory Kelly and John Mc Colla Kelly (Simington 1949, 120). Rectangular grass-covered mound (dims 24m NE-SW; 23.5m NW-SE; max. H 2m) of earth and stone with numerous quarry holes, but no wall faces can be seen. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 28 November 2018

Built or held by the O'Kelly family, with William Roe Mc Rory Kelly and John Mc Coll recorded as owners in 1641. It is remembered as a local example of early modern Irish landholding and Gaelic influence in the region.

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