What is recorded here
Called a castle and the chapel of Mullaghnashee by O'Donovan in 1837 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 50), the name has become attached and it is known locally as 'the Steeple', although there is no evidence of either structure. Known as Sídh Neannta it was one of the landmarks on the bounds of Uí Maine (O'Donovan 1843, 5).…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO036-013001
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- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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