Lissanisky Ho.

Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'Demolished castle with a slate house adioyneing to the sd castle, the walls only standing' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 221) and shown as a castle on the Down Survey. Daniel O Meara is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). It has been assumed that a mid-eighteenth-century house marked as 'Lissanisky Ho.' stands on the site of the medieval castle. No visible evidence of the earlier structure. The occupier did not know of any early features in the building. The precise location of this castle has not been identified. Lissanisky House described by NIAH as a 'Detached five-bay three-storey over half basement house, built c. 1770, with pedimented breakfront and with lower three-bay three-storey rear return. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and with carved eaves course and pediment. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with three-over-three pane timber sash windows to second floor, basement and some of rear, replacement uPVC elsewhere, all with cut limestone sills. Round-headed carved limestone doorcase having timber panelled door with sidelights, fluted lintel and ornate cobweb fanlight' (www.buildingsofireland.ie). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 July 2016

Built during the 16th or early 17th century, Lissanisky Castle was held by the O'Doherty family, a prominent Gaelic clan in the area. It is remembered for its mention in the 1654–5 Civil Survey, highlighting its status as a fortified residence before its demolition, reflecting the turbulent history of the region during the Cromwellian conquest.