Deer park in Deerpark East,deerpark North,deerparkhill

A licence to enclose a deerpark of 1200 acres or less was granted by King James 1 to Sir Richard Boyle (Power 1905, 120), and a deerpark enclosing 1177 acres and three townlands was developed in the 17th century. It was extant in 1685 according to Sir Richard Cox (Walton 1987, 28), and is shown on a map published by Smith (1746, Pl. 1) where it is described as containing 1192 acres. The masonry wall (max. H c. 2m) survives around most of the park. Power, Rev. P. (1905) The Rian bó Phadruig (the ancient highway of the Decies) JRSAI 35, 110-29. Smith, C. (1746) The history of the town and county of Waterford. W. Wilson. Dublin. Walton, J. (1987) Two descriptions of County Waterford in the 1680s. Part 2: Sir Richard Cox's account. Decies No. 36, 25-33. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011