Church in Castleroberts

The precise location of Castleroberts Church has not been identified. In 1865 it was recorded that 'The ruins of this church, and of part of the old castle (LI021-037----), were pulled down for materials to build a bridge (LI021-036----) over the Maigue at Castle Roberts, about seventy or eighty years ago (c. 1785-95)' (Dunraven 1865, 270). Westropp (1904-5, 380) recorded the following details on Castleroberts Church; 'An ancient parish now merged, "De Castro Roberti, 1291, 1410,1418, and 1615 a. Its manor often appears with Adare, q.v. 1290-1293 (C.S.P.I., vol. iii.). In 1317, Blanche, widow of John fitz Thomas, had a suit with Thomas, Earl of Kildare, for dower on Roberde's Castle, Adare, Cromoth, Grene, and Estgrene manors (Mem. R., vol. ii., m. 13). It was a chapel of Adare, 1418'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 January 2019