Why this matters
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Garranbane is recorded as Castle — unclassified in Limerick. The remains of a possible bawn wall belonging to Cappercullen Castle can be seen standing on the SE edge of a steep river valley with site of levelled Cappercullen House located 40m to W. Modern tennis courts now stand on the site of the levelled Cappercullen House.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: Cappercullen House was built by Lord Carbery in the early 18th century (ibid., 21).
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: The quoin stones used in the construction the garden sheds of the walled garden located to W may have been reused from the medieval castle.
What survives
The saved account records: The remains of a possible bawn wall belonging to Cappercullen Castle can be seen standing on the SE edge of a steep river valley with site of levelled Cappercullen House located 40m to W.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Garranbane matters because the source ties castle — unclassified to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The terrier of the Down Survey parish map of Abbeyowneybeg stated that in this parish there was at Cappercullen 'A Castle two Thatched House and some Cabbins' (ibid.) On this map the castle is depicted as a tower house type structure standing on a low rise of ground with battlemented parapet.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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