What is recorded here

Tonagh held an unlocated castle before Edmund Medhopp received it in the early 17th century. Its rooms may have faced a road, a river bend or a field of barley, but that shape has slipped from the land. Castle and townland still angle around the same forgotten point.

Unlocated castle within the townland of Tonagh that was granted in the early 17th century to Edmund Medhopp (Loeber 1988 vol. 4, 61-5). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Edmund Medhopp held the castle in the early 17th century; its importance lies in its mention in early modern land grants and local historical records.

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