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Geashill Castle, County Offaly (OF026-005001-)

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Geashill Castle
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OF026-005001-
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Situated at the NW end of a 19th-century house and appears to have been considerably altered by the occupiers of the house. The remains of the castle are situated on top of a motte-like earthwork (OF026-005002-) with possible surrounding bawn wall which is visible at E angle. Only the W wall of this tower house (dims.…

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Situated at the NW end of a 19th-century house and appears to have been considerably altered by the occupiers of the house. The remains of the castle are situated on top of a motte-like earthwork (OF026-005002-) with possible surrounding bawn wall which is visible at E angle. Only the W wall of this tower house (dims. c. 7.5m x 8m) remains with a later door inserted into the W gable. The Tower house survives three storeys high and is built with roughly coursed limestone boulders with slight base batter visible. 19th-century church located on site of medieval church (OF026-004001-) to SW of castle. Fireplace and chimney stack at SW angle with possible curtain tower at E angle of bawn (OF026-005003-). Attacked by the Irish confederate army in 1641 when it was occupied by Lettice, Lady Offaly (Fitzgerald 1918-22, 27-8). According to Leask (1918, 4) ground floor was vaulted. (Cooke 1875, 43: O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 53-6) Testing was carried out under licence no. 04E0076 as part of the planning schedule for a housing development adjacent to a tower-house (SMR 26:5(01)). A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger at the house sites, roadways and ancillary works. No features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed. John Purcell, 17 Balmoral Terrace, Dillon's Cross, Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF026-005001

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