What is recorded here

Killathy held a large fortified house with square corner blocks, built before the Down Survey mapped it in 1655-6. The house has vanished from ordinary sight, but its shape remains preserved on the old survey. It may have stood as a local seat of power, a defensive residence, or a household centre for the surrounding land.

A large house is depicted in this townland on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map . The house is shown as having a square block at each corner in the fashion of an early 17th-century fortified house. Its exact location is not known. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

The fortified house in Killathy was likely built in the early 17th century, reflecting the defensive architecture of the period. It is remembered for its distinctive square corner blocks, which are characteristic of the transition from traditional manor houses to more fortified structures in Ireland during times of political and military unrest.

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