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House in Ballynaclash

House, 17th century

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Land at Ballynaclash was granted to John Langhorne, a son-in-law of Lord Deputy Chichtester, in 1613, and a small castle of two and a half storeys and a court or bawn had been built by 1621 (Loeber and Stouthamer Loeber 1987, 189). By this time it was owned by Sir Adam Loftus, who also owned an estate at Rahale…

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Land at Ballynaclash was granted to John Langhorne, a son-in-law of Lord Deputy Chichtester, in 1613, and a small castle of two and a half storeys and a court or bawn had been built by 1621 (Loeber and Stouthamer Loeber 1987, 189). By this time it was owned by Sir Adam Loftus, who also owned an estate at Rahale (WX032-039----), c. 11 km to the W. By 1641 Loftus had let or transferred Ballynaclash to George Cheevers, a Catholic, who, according to the Civil Survey (1654-6) owned 605 acres and a ruined stone house in Ballyvollowe (Ballyvaldon) parish in Ballyvaldon, Ballyconnigar, Balina and Ballineclassy townlands (Simington 1953, 57). The house is said to have been burnt by Patrick Longe c. 1651, supposedly to prevent it falling into the hands of Catholic rebels, but the circumstances are equivocal (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 497-500). The remains of a circular tower survived until c. 1980, but there are no visible remains of any structure now at ground level. See the attached section from the Down Survey (1656-8) parish map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX033-005

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