What is recorded here

Prison in Cashel, Loughnafina is a prison in Cashel, Loughnafina, County Tipperary, Ireland. Jackson recorded that a gaol was built beside the Church of St. Nicholas in Cashel in 1275. The church was apparently located near the present Post Office on the north side of the west end of Main Street. The 2011 compilation recorded that the prison was not visible above ground and that its precise location was unknown.

According the Jackson (1957, 19) in 1275 'a gaol' was built beside the Church of St. Nicholas in Cashel. The chapel or chantry of St. Nicholas (TS061-025021-) was apparently located in the immediate area of the present Post Office which is on the N side of the W end of Main Street, Cashel. The prison is not visible above ground and its precise location is unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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