What is recorded here

Mud and memory entangle inside the bawn, where a fortified house still stands in County Cork. The 17th-century structure likely contains the older fortified core, suggesting layers of occupation rather than a single clean birth. People may have built, broken and rebuilt the same spot across generations, turning a domestic home into a defensive anchor. The boundary between residence and fortress never fully dissolved.

Within a bawn (CO044-038004-). The core of the fortified house is likely to be contained in the 17th-century house (CO044-038002-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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